| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 530-579 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 3.65 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 0579 |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#II/1, SNS Schaaf#555-559-576, Val Sn#44 |
| 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 swords. 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 | |
| Mintage | ND
(530-578) - W. H. Valentine#44 - ND (531-578) AH - SNS# 555 (Type II/1 4.05 g.) Hamadan / Ahmadan Media - ND (531-578) AS - SNS# 559 (Type II/1 4.00 g.) Isfahan `Aspahan` Asur - ND (531-578) WH - SNS# 576 (Type II/1 4.10 g.) Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq - ND (531-579) - Göbl# II/1 - ND (531-579) DA - Darabgerd Fars - |
| Catalog ID | 8873056710 |
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