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Pashiz - Khusro II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 590-628 |
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| Value | Chalkous (1⁄576) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal effigy of Khusro II within a beaded border, the king depicted wearing an elaborate mural crown surmounted by two outspread wings and a star-in-crescent device, with ribbons falling to the shoulders. The facial features are rendered in a schematic, frontal style characteristic of late Sasanian copper coinage. A Pahlavi monogram appears in the upper left field. The overall composition is enclosed within a dotted circular border, with the irregular flan typical of hammered copper issues of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal bust of Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility, depicted within a beaded border and surrounded by a flame nimbus radiating from behind the head, symbolizing divine fire. The bust is rendered in a formal, hieratic style consistent with Sasanian religious iconography on copper pashiz coinage. The nimbus is rendered as a series of flame-like projections encircling the head. The flan is irregular and the strike is characteristic of hammered copper issues of the Sasanian period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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