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AD 531-579 Sasanian Empire (Pershia) Silver Drachm - Khusru I type II/1 (0976)
$ 31.65
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Description
I have include a blown up view of the mint, i can't read this writing but its very much there.References
Göbl SN
# II/1,
SNS
# 555-559-576,
Val Sn
# 4
Obverse
A bust of king facing right. He wears a three-toothed crown with a crescent in front. The horn of crescent turn upwards. There are six-pointed stars above the crescent and back teeth. On the high crown there is a vertical bar with a fixed crescent on it, and within it is a globe, which seems to be formed from a separate tongue of flame. The bar is covered by small ribbons placed along the pointed rim. A crescent with a globe protrudes from the rim. The diadem consist of two rows of points. There is a hair globe on the nape of the king's neck. He wears earrings marked by points, a necklace with a pendant, and dress ornaments. There is a crescent above each shoulder. From behind the shoulders the ends of a fluttering ribbon can be seen. There is a crescent behind the rim symmetrically on two sides and below.
Pahlavi legend
Lettering:
hwsrwb
' pcwn-Afzon
Translation:
Husraw
Prosperity
Reverse
In the center there is a fire-altar, narrowing in the middle and broadening downwards and upwards by three steps. The narrow part is decorated by ribbon whose ends rise upwards. On the fire-altar there is a blazing fire. To the left of the fire is a six-pointed star, to the right a crescent. On two sides of the fire-altar there are attendants standing facing the viewer and leaning with their hands on their swords. Above each guard's shoulder the end of a ribbon can be seen, close to the rim. The field of the coin is bordered by pointed rim.
Edge
Smooth
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