Drachm - Khusru I (type II/2)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia)
Denomination: AR Drachm
(1/12)
Year: (531-579)
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 3.84 g
Shape: Round Irregular
Diameter: 32 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: sasanian empirepersia
Description:
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 onit, 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 protudes from the rim. The diadem consist of two rows of points. There is a hairglobe 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
Reverse
In the center there is a fire-altar, narrowing in the middle and broadening downwards and upwardsby 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 isa 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 spears. Above each guard's shoulder the end of a ribbon can be seen, close to the rim. The field of the coin is borded by pointed rim.
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