Specimen record
sas-068
Sas-068 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.16 gm, 32.11 mm), YZ (Yazd), RY 36 = AD 625. Göbl II/3.
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sas-068
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![Sas-068 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.16 gm, 32.11 mm), YZ (Yazd), RY 36 = AD 625. Göbl II/3. — Obverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-068/obverse.png?v=2026-09-28T12%3A39%3A30.160Z)
![Sas-068 Sasanian Empire, Khosrow [Khusraw] II (AD 590-628). Silver drachm (4.16 gm, 32.11 mm), YZ (Yazd), RY 36 = AD 625. Göbl II/3. — Reverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/sas-068/reverse.png?v=2026-09-28T12%3A39%3A30.160Z)
This specimen
- Inventory no.
- sas-068
- Weight
- 4.16 gm
- Diameter
- 32.11 mm
Type (catalogue)
- Dynasty
- Sasanian Empire
- Ruler
- Khosrow (Khusraw) II
- Reign
- AD 590–628
- Metal
- Silver
- Denomination
- Drachm
- Mint
- Yazd
- RY
- 36
- AD
- 625
- References
- Göbl II/3
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, ‘ššsyh’ = ‘šaš sīh’ (‘thirty six’ in Pahlavi); to right, ‘YZ’ (abbreviation for ‘Yazd’ in Pahlavi); in the margin, four stars in crescents.
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