1 Drachm Peroz imitation, Northern Tokharistan

These imitations of Sasanian Peroz-type drachms circulated in Northern Tokharistan well after Peroz himself died in 484 AD, killed along with much of his army at the Battle of Herat against the Hephthalites — the very people whose political successors likely struck pieces like this one. The Hephthalite confederation controlled Tokharistan through most of the sixth century, and local mints perpetuated the Peroz type as a trusted monetary form long after it had any connection to its source.

Weight reduction from the Sasanian standard is typical of the series and reflects local rather than imperial production discipline.