| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 531-579 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1, SNS Schaaf#558-562-566-571 |
| Obverse description | 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 |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | hwsrwb
` pcwn-Afzon (Translation: Husraw Prosperity) |
| Reverse description | 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 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 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. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | al-Manadhir, modern-day Ahvaz,Iran Antioch of Margiana, Margiana,modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan Ardashir Khurrah, Iran Bishapur, modern-day Tole Kouhak, Iran |
| Mintage | ND
(531-579) ART - SNS# 558 (Type I/1 3.56 g.) Ardashir-Khurrah / Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) - ND (531-579) AY - SNS# 562(Type I/1 4.12 g.) `Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz - ND (531-579) BYS - SNS# 566 (Type I/1 4.05 g.) Bishapur - ND (531-579) ML - SNS# 571(Type I/1 3.78 g.) Merv Khurasan - ND (560-561) BYS - Bishapur - |
| Catalog ID | 6669997820 |
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