Description
Country or authority: Sassanian Empire
Year or date range: AD 531–579; precise regnal year unresolved
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Khusro I (Khosrow I), crowned bust facing right
Catalogue references: Göbl, Sasanian Numismatics (1971), Khusro I, type II/2
Obverse description: Right-facing bust wearing a mural crown with frontal crescent and elevated crescent-supported globe, earrings and decorated clothing. Star behind the crown and star above the frontal crescent. Single beaded border with plain crescents outside at approximately 3, 6 and 9 o’clock. Pahlavi legends flank the portrait: […] / […]; a complete transcription is not secure.
Reverse description: Fire altar with upward-curving ribbons, flanked by two front-facing attendants with hands over upright objects. Star to the left of the flames and crescent to the right. Single beaded border. Pahlavi regnal date […] at left and mint signature […] at right; both are present but not securely transcribed.
