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Drachm - Khusru II Second Reign - type IIb/3 - APD

Issuer Sasanian Empire
Year 591-628
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Reference(s) Göbl Sasan#II/3-IIb/3, SNS Schaaf#625-627-629-633-636-642-643-652-653-654
Obverse description Stylized bust of Khusru II (Khosrow II) facing right, wearing an elaborate winged crown surmounted by a crescent enclosing a globe, with a six-pointed star affixed to the vertical bar; two wings extend from the bar toward the rim, forming a crescent-and-star motif. The portrait closely follows the iconographic type of Khusru I. The field is enclosed by two beaded rims, with a crescent-and-star ornament symmetrically placed at both sides and below. A Pahlavi marginal legend reading APD (afid, meaning 'Brave' or 'Praised') appears to the right of the bust.
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Reverse script Pahlavi
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Mintage ND (591-628) - Göbl# II/3-IIb/3 -
ND (591-628) - Uncertain Mint -
ND (591-628) APH - Abhar -
ND (591-628) APR - Abarsahr -
ND (591-628) AR/ARM - Armn / Arman / Armin / Ardaxsir-Xwarrah -
ND (591-628) BBA - Dar = Tesfon -
ND (591-628) BN/BNY - Kerman / Banardan -
ND (591-628) BRCY/BZRC - Burz -
ND (591-628) BW - Bawad -
ND (591-628) BYS - SNS# 633 (Type II/3 3.84 g.) Bishapur -
ND (591-628) BYS - SNS# 636 (Type II/3 4.13 g.) Bishapur -
ND (591-628) ML - SNS# 642 (Type II/3 4.13 g.) Merv Khurasan -
ND (591-628) ML - SNS# 643 (Type II/3 4.11 g.) Merv Khurasan -
ND (591-628) SK/SKSTN - Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) -
ND (591-628) SY/ShY - SNS# 652 (Type II/3 4.15 g.) Siz / Shiraz Fars -
ND (591-628) SY/ShY - SNS# 653 (Type II/3 4.15 g.) Siz / Shiraz Fars -
ND (591-628) WH - SNS# 654 (Type II/3 4.15 g.) Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (591-628) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (591-628) WYHC - Veh-ar-Amid Kavad (Arrajan) Fars -
ND (591-628) YZ - Yazd (Fars) -
ND (591-628) ZL/ZLN - Zarag (Yazd) -
ND (600-601) WH - Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (601-602) AW/AY - SNS# 629 (Type II/3 3.96 g.) `Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz -
ND (601-602) GD - Gay -
ND (601-602) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (602-603) AM - SNS# 627 (Type II/3 4.02 g.) Amul (?) Khurasan / Amol / Amuj -
ND (602-603) AYLAN - Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Eran-Xwarrah-Yazdgird / Eran-vin(n)ard-Kawad -
ND (602-603) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (602-603) WH - Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (602-603) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (602-603) WYHC - Veh-ar-Amid Kavad (Arrajan) Fars (Type II/3 - obv. SNS# 654 - APD/afid - rev. SNS# 662) -
ND (603-604) ART - Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) -
ND (603-604) LAM - Ram-Hormizd -
ND (603-604) LYW - Rev-Ardashir -
ND (603-604) WYHC - Veh-ar-Amid Kavad (Arrajan) Fars (Type II/3 - obv. SNS# 654 - APD/afid - rev. SNS# 662) -
ND (604-605) AT - Azerbaijan (?) -
ND (604-605) AW - Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz -
ND (604-605) LD - Ray -
ND (604-605) WH - Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (605-606) AW - Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz -
ND (605-606) BYSh - Bishapur -
ND (605-606) LAM - Ram-Hormizd -
ND (605-606) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (606-607) AW - Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz -
ND (606-607) DA - Darabgird -
ND (606-607) GD - Gay -
ND (606-607) LD - Ray -
ND (606-607) LYW - Rev-Ardashir -
ND (608-609) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (610-611) AHM - SNS# 625 (Type II/3 4.14 g.) Hamadan / Ahmadan Media -
ND (611-612) AW - Hormizd-Ardashir` Khuzistan / Ohrmazd-Ardaxsir / Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Ahwaz -
ND (612-613) GD - Gay -
ND (613-614) DA - Darabgird -
ND (613-614) ML - Merv -
ND (613-614) NY - Nemavand -
ND (614-615) BYSh - Bishapur -
ND (614-615) DA - Darabgird -
ND (614-615) GD - Gay -
ND (614-615) LD - Ray -
ND (614-615) ML - Merv -
ND (615-616) BYSh - Bishapur -
ND (615-616) DA - Darabgird -
ND (615-616) GD - Gay -
ND (615-616) ML - Merv Khurasan -
ND (615-616) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (615-616) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (616-617) AT - Azerbaijan (?) -
ND (616-617) BYSh - Bishapur -
ND (616-617) DA - Darabgird -
ND (616-617) DL/DR - Darabgird -
ND (616-617) GD - Gay -
ND (616-617) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (617-618) AHM - Hamadan / Ahmadan Media -
ND (617-618) ART - Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) -
ND (617-618) DA - Darabgird -
ND (617-618) GD - Gay -
ND (617-618) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (617-618) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (618-619) DA - Darabgird -
ND (618-619) MY - Meshan -
ND (618-619) PL - Furat-i-Meshan (?) -
ND (618-619) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (618-619) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (618-619) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (619-320) WH - Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (619-620) DA - Darabgird -
ND (619-620) GW - Goyman (?) -
ND (619-620) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (619-620) YZ - Yazd (Fars) -
ND (620-621) BSH/BYSH - Bishapur -
ND (620-621) DA - Darabgird -
ND (620-621) GD - Gay -
ND (620-621) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (621-622) ART - Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) -
ND (621-622) GD - Gay -
ND (621-622) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (622-623) AM - Amul (?) Khurasan / Amol / Amuj -
ND (622-623) AYLAN - Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Eran-Xwarrah-Yazdgird / Eran-vin(n)ard-Kawad -
ND (622-623) DA - Darabgird -
ND (622-623) GD - Gay -
ND (622-623) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (622-623) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (623-624) ART - Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) -
ND (623-624) ART - Ardaxsir-Xwarrah (Gor) -
ND (623-624) MY - Meshan -
ND (624-625) BYSh - Bishapur -
ND (624-625) DA - Darabgird -
ND (624-625) GD - Gay -
ND (624-625) GW - Goyman (?) -
ND (624-625) ML - Merv Khurasan -
ND (624-625) ShY - Shiraz / Shiz -
ND (625-626) GD - Gay -
ND (625-626) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (625-626) WYHC - Veh-ar-Amid Kavad (Arrajan) Fars -
ND (626-627) AYL/AYLAN - Eran-asan-kart-Kavad / Eran-Xwarrah-Yazdgird / Eran-vin(n)ard-Kawad -
ND (626-627) BYSh/BYS - Bishapur -
ND (626-627) GD - Gay -
ND (626-627) ST - Istakhr -
ND (626-627) WH - Veh-Ardashir (Seleucia) Iraq -
ND (626-627) WYH - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (627-628) - Veh-Kavad (Iraq) -
ND (627-628) BYSh/BYS - Bishapur -
ND (627-628) GD - Gay -
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