Balas nominated no successor upon his death-bed, thus giving in his last moments an additional proof of that moderation and love of peace which had characterized his reign.
Coins, which possess several points of interest, are assigned to Balas by the best authorities.

They bear on the obverse the head of the king with the usual mural crown surmounted by a crescent and inflated ball.
The beard is short and curled.

The hair falls behind the head, also in curls.

The earring, wherewith the ear is ornamented, has a double pendent.

Flames issue from the left shoulder, an exceptional peculiarity in the Sassanian series, but one which is found also among the Indo-Scythian kings with whom Balas was so closely connected.