Specimen record
sas-053
Sas-053 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.09 gm, 30.02 mm), gd (Gay), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2.
sas-053
House record
![Sas-053 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.09 gm, 30.02 mm), gd (Gay), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2. — Obverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-053/obverse.png?v=2026-10-08T22%3A54%3A29.569Z)
![Sas-053 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.09 gm, 30.02 mm), gd (Gay), RY 2 = AD 591. Göbl II/2. — Reverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-053/reverse.png?v=2026-10-08T22%3A54%3A29.569Z)
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 / ʾp̄zwtˈ’ = ‘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, ‘gd’ (‘Gay’ in Pahlavi); in the margin, four stars in crescents.
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.