Pashiz - Yazdgerd II

Yazdgerd II's copper pashiz issues are among the least-studied denominations of the Sasanian monetary system, largely because copper was considered beneath serious collection for much of numismatic history. His reign was consumed by near-constant warfare on two fronts — campaigns against the Byzantines in the west and protracted fighting against the Kidarites and Chionites in the east — and copper fractions served the logistical economy that sustained those armies. Göbl's classification of this type under Sasan#I/1 reflects early die work from the reign, before regional mint practices diverged more sharply.