Newly Discovered Persian Sasanian Silver Coins in China

Since 1949, with the development of archaeology in China, Sasanian silver coins have been discovered in various regions, including Turfan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the suburbs of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, and Huixing Town in Shan County, Henan Province. This paper presents a detailed description and discussion of the age, size, weight, fig inscriptions, and designs of these coins, suggesting that they are important physical evidence of communication between China and Persia during the 4th to eighth centuries A. D.