Specimen record
sas-001
Sas-001 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.12 gm, 30.00 mm), ST (Istakhr), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2.
sas-001
House record
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![Sas-001 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.12 gm, 30.00 mm), ST (Istakhr), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2. — Obverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-001/obverse.png?v=2026-10-07T03%3A11%3A01.271Z)
![Sas-001 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.12 gm, 30.00 mm), ST (Istakhr), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2. — Reverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-001/reverse.png?v=2026-10-07T03%3A11%3A01.271Z)
Obverse
Within double border of dots, draped bust of Khosrow II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown with a frontal crescent and two wings surmounted by a star in crescent; two stars flanking the crown; a ribbon on his right shoulder; a crescent and a ribbon on his left shoulder; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt’ = ‘xwarrah abzūd’ (‘[May his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘hwslwb’ = ‘Husraw’ (‘Khosrow’ in Pahlavi); in the margin, three stars in crescents.
Reverse
Within triple border of dots, fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, ‘TLYN’ = ‘dō’ (‘two’ in Pahlavi); to right, ‘ST’ (abbreviation for ‘Staxr’, ‘Istakhr’ in Pahlavi); in the margin, four stars in crescents.
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