Description
Country or authority: Sassanian Empire
Year or date range: Second reign, AD 591–628; exact regnal year unresolved
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Khosrau II (Khusro II)
Mint or mintmark: Tentatively ML/MR — Merv
Catalogue references: Göbl, Sassanian Numismatics, Khusro II, type II/3
Obverse description: Bearded bust right wearing a winged crown surmounted by a star and crescent, with diadem ribbons and decorated clothing. Pahlavi legends tentatively read hwslw[b] at right and GDH ʾpzwt at left. Double border with three external star-and-crescent devices; ʾpd (APD) in the lower-right margin.
Reverse description: Fire altar with ribbons between two facing attendants wearing crescent-shaped headdresses and holding long upright objects. Star to the left and crescent to the right of the flames. Pahlavi date [unresolved] at left; mint signature tentatively ML at right. Triple border with four external star-and-crescent devices.
