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The Sasanian crowns ( fa, تاجهای ساسانی) refers to the crowns used by the monarchs of the 
Many of the later Sasanian crowns were suspended by a chain of gold from the top of an arch in the audience-hall as the ruler's neck could not support the weight of the elaborate crown. The later sources cite that the practice of "hanging crown" was extended to any setting in which the monarch appeared, including their deathbed. A crown was also suspended during the birth of a royal heir. The
File:Ardashir I's Coin.png, An early Sasanian coin. The king of kings , Ardashir I , wears a Parthian crown.
File:BorandukhtCoinHistoryofIran.jpg, Coin of
The Sasanian crowns ( fa, تاجهای ساسانی) refers to the crowns used by the monarchs of the Sasanian dynasty
The Sasanian dynasty was the house that founded the Sasanian Empire, ruling this empire from 224 to 651 AD in Persia (modern-day Iran). It began with Ardashir I, who named the dynasty as ''Sasanian'' in honour of his grandfather (or father), S ...
of Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Each monarch had their own unique crown, and some of them had several.
Many of the later Sasanian crowns were suspended by a chain of gold from the top of an arch in the audience-hall as the ruler's neck could not support the weight of the elaborate crown. The later sources cite that the practice of "hanging crown" was extended to any setting in which the monarch appeared, including their deathbed. A crown was also suspended during the birth of a royal heir. The Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
s adopted this custom from the Iranian court.Boran
Boran (also spelled Buran, Middle Persian: ; New Persian: پوراندخت, ''Pūrāndokht'') was Sasanian queen (or ''banbishn'') of Iran from 630 to 632, with an interruption of some months. She was the daughter of king (or '' shah'') Khos ...
, an example of a crown used by a female monarch.
File:Sasanian king with crescent moon crown.jpg, A golden ring showing a Sasanian king with a crescent moon crown and stepped crenellations
See also
*Korymbos (headgear)
The Korymbos ( el, Kόρυμβος, la, Corymbus; both meaning "cluster" or "uppermost points") was a jewel-studded globe containing the top hair of the ruler of the Sasanian dynasty of Iran, resting on his crown
A crown is a traditional ...
References
{{Crowns Iranian National Jewels Culture of the Sasanian Empire Crowns (headgear)