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Pashiz - Wahram V
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 420-438 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Wahram V facing right, depicted within a beaded border. A monogram in the form of a caduceus or anchor symbol appears in the field before the royal effigy. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic late Sasanian style, with a crenellated or ornamented crown visible above the head. Inscriptional Pahlavi legends accompany the design in the surrounding field. |
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| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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Lead Sasanian issues remain poorly documented compared to their silver drachm counterparts, and pashiz of Wahram V are among the more contested in terms of attribution — some scholars have argued these circulated as fractional tokens for local transactions rather than as formally authorized imperial coinage. Wahram V, known in Persian literary tradition as Bahram-e Gur for his legendary onager hunts, spent much of his reign managing the eastern frontier against the Kidarites and negotiating religious tolerance agreements with the Eastern Roman Empire in 422.