Drachm - Yazdgerd III

Yazdgerd III was the last Sasanian king, and this drachm dates to the final years of his reign as Arab forces systematically dismantled the empire province by province. The battle of Nihavand in 642 effectively ended organized Persian resistance, and Yazdgerd spent his remaining years fleeing eastward through Khorasan seeking allies he never found. He was murdered near Merv in 651, almost certainly on the orders of a local miller — an ignominious end to four centuries of Sasanian rule.

Silver drachms continued striking at regional mints even as the empire collapsed around them, making mint attribution critical for dating late issues precisely.