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

Drachm - Khusru II (Second Reign - type IIb/3 - APD) - obverseDrachm - Khusru II (Second Reign - type IIb/3 - APD) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Sasanian Empire (Sasanian Empire (224-651))
Emperor Khusro II (590; 591-628)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 591-628
Value Drachm (1⁄12)
Currency Dinar (224 AD-651 AD)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 4.14 g
Diameter 32 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
79364
References Göbl SN# II/3-IIb/3,
Robert Göbl; 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt und Biermann, Brunswick, Germany.
SNS Schaaf# 625-627-629-633-636-642-643-652-653-654
Nikolaus Schindel; 2014. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum : The Schaaf Collection - 2014. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.

Obverse

Portrait of Khosru II "the victorious king", like Khursu I, but within a crescent, on which there is a six-pointed star fixed on the vertical bar; two wings are fixed to the bar going out from the rim, like a crescent with a star. The field of the coinis bordered by two pointed rims, and there is a crescent with a star behind them symmetrically on two sides and below.
Pahlavi legend
Brave in the margin at the right

Lettering: in the margin at the right : APD-afid

Translation: Brave / Praise

Reverse

Zoroastrian fire altar, an "atasdan" with a capitellum and plates, near which two attendants wearing high headdresses stand facing ahead, are in the hunts, with a crescent with its ends pointing upwards. The narrow part of the "atasdan" is covered by ribbons. To the left of the fire there is a star, and to the right a crescent. There is a triple rim around the picture with four crescents and stars.
Pahlavi legend: to the left - the year of his reign; to the right - the mint.

Edge

Flat hammered coin smooth edge

There are variations of diameter from 26/28/30/32 millimeters

Comments

Khurso II / 2nd reign (591-628 AD)

Mint marks:
http://en.numista.com/numisdoc/sasanian-coins-186.html
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sasanian%20mints
Particular:
APD-afid Brave/Praise in the margin at the bottom right

Ref:
Gariboldi 61
Göbl SN, Xusro II, IIb/3 (Plate XIII/211-215)
Göbl 214 var
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=904056&partId=1&searchText=Khusrau+II+WYHC&images=true&page=1

SYLLOGE NUMMORUM SASANIDARUM type II/3

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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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