The Splendor Of Yazdegard-Last Of The House Of Sasan

The last of the Sassanian rulers. Yazdegard III was born in 624 AD and was the grandson of Khusro II. He took the throne in June of 632 at the age of 8. The coin shown to you today is dated regal year 3. Where he is pictured at the age of 11. At the age of 9 the Arabs invaded Iran.As an adult he met several defeats in the face of the Arab advance and subsequent destruction of Persia as it was known. In his final months Yazdegard made every effort to raise armies and all would eventually be defeated or defect. While attempting to gather support in Merv he met his end. He died at the ripe old age of 27, killed for his chain and his purse. His children Peroz III and Bahram VII fled to the Tang court where they lived out there lives as high ranking generals of noble birth in China.
There you have one of the last Sassanian coins and the last Sassanian.

Sassanian Persia
(Sijistan)Sistan, Iran
Yazdegard III (r. 632-651 AD)
AR Drachm dated ry. 3 (635 AD) mint SK.
31 mm x 3.86 g
Obverse: Bust of Juvenile Yazdegard III Pahlavi Legend- Yazdegard, Splendor, Prosperity
Reverse: Zoroastrian Fire Altar flanked by two attendents.
Ref: Gobl 234
Note: Chipped, rusty dies, very scarce.