| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 531-579 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 3.84 g |
| Dimensions | 32 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#II/2, SNS Schaaf#556-557-560-563-564-565-567-568-569-570, SNS Schaaf#572-573-574-575-577 |
| 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 | |
| Mintage | ND
(531-578) AHM - SNS# 556 (Type II/2 3.98 g.) Hamadan / Ahmadan Media - ND (531-578) ALM/ARM - SNS# 557 (Type II/2 4.10 g.) Arm / Arman / Armin - ND (531-578) AS - SNS# 560 (Type II/2 4.10 g.) Isfahan `Aspahan` Asur - ND (531-578) AW - SNS# 561 (Type II/2 4.12 g.) Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Erankhvarrah-Shapur / `Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan - ND (531-578) AYLAN - SNS# 563 (Type II/2 4.08 g.) Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Airan Khurra Shapuhr (?) Susa - ND (531-578) AYLAN - SNS# 564 (Type II/2 4.12 g.) Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Airan Khurra Shapuhr (?) Susa - ND (531-578) BST - SNS# 565 (Type II/2 4.16 g.) Bust Sistan - ND (531-578) HWC - SNS# 567 (Type II/2 4.13 g.) Gundeshapur (Khuzistan-Vachar) - ND (531-578) LD/RD - SNS# 568 (Type II/2 4.14 g.) Rayy Media - ND (531-578) LD/RD - SNS# 569 (Type II/2 4.12 g.) Rayy Media - ND (531-578) LYW - SNS# 570 (Type II/2 4.07 g.) Rev Ardashir Khuzestan - ND (531-578) ML - SNS# 572 (Type II/2 4.02 g.) Merv Khurasan - ND (531-578) ML - SNS# 573 (Type II/2 4.07 g.) Merv Khurasan - ND (531-578) SK - SNS# 574 (Type II/2 4.00 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) (Yazd) Sistan - ND (531-578) ST - SNS# 575 (Type II/2 4.14 g.) Persepolis (Istakhr) Fars - ND (531-578) WLC/WRC - SNS# 577 (Type II/2 3.95 g.) Wirozan - ND (531-579) - Göbl# II/2 - ND (531-579) APR - Abarshahr / Abarsahr mint (Semnan / Khorasan) - ND (531-579) DA - Darabgird / Dahestan - ND (531-579) WHYC - - ND (531-579) WYHC - Weh-az-Amid-Kawad / Veh-ar-Amid Kavad (Arrajan) Fars - ND (531-579) YZ - Fars / Yazd District - ND (558-579) WYH - Weh-Kawad / Asuristan - ND (567-568) AYLAN - Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Airan Khurra Shapuhr (?) Susa (Type II/2 - SNS# 563) - |
| Catalog ID | 9788800520 |
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