s a s a n i a n  m i n t s

| map of mints |

view by minting authority

mints in green are not yet represented by example
updated May, 2003

| Al Jazira |
WAC=uncertain site

| Northern Provinces |
AT=Azerbaijan (?)
ZWZWN/GWGWN, etc.=uncertain site(s)
GNCKL, GNC=Ganjak-Chez

| Central Iraq |
WH=Veh-Ardashir
WYH=Veh-Kavad
BBA=Court mint at Ctesiphon or Dastagird; itinerant

| Media |
Western District: AYLAN=at or near Eran-asan-kar-Kavad
Central District: AHM=Hamadan; NY=at or near Nemavand
Northern District: LD, LDY=Ray
Southern District: GD=Gay
Possible Attributions: MA=May; ASP, SPHAN=Spahan; GW=at or near Goyman;
A or S=uncertain site(s)

| Southern Iraq |
Northern District: MY=Meshan
Southern District: PL=Furat-i-Meshan

| Khuzistan |
AY=at or near Eran-khvarrah-Shapur
LYW, KWN LYW=Rev-Ardashir
AWH, AW=at or near Hormizd-Ardashir
LAM=Ram-Hormizd
AS=uncertain site
Possible Attributions: HWC=Gunde-Shapur
LA=Ram-Hormizd or Rev-Ardashir (?)

| Fars |
Veh az Amid Kavad District: WYHC=Veh-az-Amid-Kavad (Arrajan)
Bishapur District: BYSh=Bishapur
Ardashir Khurra District: ART=Ardashir-Khurra; KA=Karzi
Istakhr District: ST=Istakhr
Darabgird District: DA, DAL=Darabgird
Yazd District: YZ, YZD=Yazd
Possible Attributions: ShY=Shiraz

| Kirman |
KL=at or near Shirajan
BN=Veh-Ardashir
GLM=Bamm
NAL=Narmashir
GY=Giruft
Possible Attributions: HLCN=Hurjand (?)
NAT=uncertain site

| Khurasan |
APL, AP=Abarshahr
ML, MLW=Merv
HL, HLY, HRYDW=Herat
BHL=Balkh
Possible Attributions: TWS, TW, T=Tus (?)
HLM=Xolm (?)
SML=Samarkand (?)

| Sistan |
SKSTN, SK=Zarang
BST=Bust

| Uncertain Mints |
AH=unknown
AM=Amul (?)
AL=unknown
ALM=unknown; not in the Caucasus, Khurasan or Sistan
AYL=unknown; Central Iraq or Northwestern Iran
AYLA=unknown
BYN=unknown; not in Kirman, Khurasan or Sistan
CACW=unknown; Chach (?)
DL=unknown
DYNAW, etc.=Dinavar in Media (?)
GWD=unknown
GWLCAN=unknown
H=unknown; not Herat
NAH=unknown
LHW=unknown; Roxvadh (?)
MRWVART/TRUKVART=unknown; Merv al-Rudh (?)
WLC=unknown; not in the Caucasus