Pashiz / Chalkous - Wahram I

Wahram I ruled for just three years before his death in 276, a reign short enough that his bronze coinage remains genuinely scarce relative to his silver drachms. The Sasanian bronze denominations of this period — the pashiz and chalkous — occupied the lower end of everyday exchange, and their survival rate reflects that: heavily circulated, often poorly preserved, and underrepresented in major collections. Wahram I had secured his throne partly through Kartir's clerical influence, a dynamic that shaped court politics more than monetary policy.