Obol - Varhran I type I/1

Vahram I ruled for only three years before dying of illness, leaving little time for substantial monetary policy — yet the die workshops managed to produce at least two distinct obol types under his name. The Type I/1 classification in Göbl's system places this among the earliest issues of his reign, before subtle reverse die modifications produced the subsequent variant. Sasanian fractional silver of this period circulated primarily in the eastern provinces, where small-denomination coinage filled transactional gaps that the larger drachm could not.