Editing Hormizd I (section)

== Coinage and imperial ideology ==
[[Image:Rare coin of Hormizd I.jpg|thumb|[[Ancient drachma|Drachma]] of Hormizd I]]
While Ardashir I and Shapur I generally used the title of "King of Kings of (Iran)ians" on their coinage, Hormizd had the title slightly modified, adding the phrase "and non-Iran(ians)".{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=836}}{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=805}} His full title thus read "the Mazda-worshiping, divine Hormizd, King of Kings of Iran(ians) and non-Iran(ians), whose image/brilliance is from the gods".{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=836}}{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=805}}{{efn|In [[Middle Persian]]: ''Mazdēsn bay Ōhrmazd šāhān šāh Ērān ud Anērān kēčihr az yazdān''.{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=836}}}} The phrase "and non-Iran(ians)" had already been in use in the inscriptions of Shapur I,{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|p=21}} and in rare cases his coin mints,{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|p=23}} but was first regularized under Hormizd.{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|p=21}} The extended title demonstrates the incorporation of new territory into the empire, however what was precisely seen as "non-Iran(ian)" (''[[aneran]]'') is not certain.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462-464}} The reverse of Hormizd's coin portrayed two attendants, an addition that was first made by Shapur I, on whose coinage both attendants are depicted wearing [[mural crown]]s, whilst looking away from the [[fire temple]] between them.{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=835}} They most likely represented the shah.{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=835}} In the coinage of Hormizd, the attendants face the temple and are wearing different crowns.{{sfn|Schindel|2013|p=835}} The figure on the left side represents Hormizd, whilst the figure on the right—depending on its portrayal—represents the Iranian deities [[Mithra]] or [[Anahita]].{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|p=24}}