Khosrow II
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Khosrow II, commonly known as Khosrow Parviz, is considered to be the last great monarch of pre-Islamic Iran, ruling the Sasanian Empire from 590 to 628, including an interruption of one year.
Gold dinar of Khosrow II, minted in 611
Drachma of Hormizd IV
Relief from the Sasanian Empire with the word farr written in a calligraphic style of Middle Persian
Bahram Chobin fighting Sasanian loyalists near Ctesiphon
Hormizd IV
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Hormizd IV was the King of Kings of Sasanian Iran from 579 to 590. He was the son and successor of Khosrow I and his mother was a Khazar princess.
Drachma of Hormizd IV, minted at Spahan
Drachma of Khosrow I Anushirvan (r. 531–579)
15th-century Shahnameh illustration of Hormizd IV seated on his throne
Solidus of the Byzantine emperor Maurice (r. 582–602)