Peroz I
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Peroz I was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 459 to 484. A son of Yazdegerd II, he rejected the rule of his elder brother and incumbent king Hormizd III, eventually seizing the throne after a t
Plate of Peroz I
5th-century drachma of the Kidarite ruler, Kidara. The legend, in Brahmi letters, reads: kidara kushana shah.
Gold dinar of Peroz I minted at Balkh in 466, shortly after he put an end to Kidarite rule in Tokharistan. He is depicted on the obverse, wearing his second crown
Drachma minted by a Hephthalite ruler, with the obverse showing a close imitation of the coinage of Peroz I wearing his third crown
Balash
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Balash was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. He was the brother and successor of Peroz I, who was defeated and killed by the Hephthalites.
Drachma of Balash, minted in Susa