Chaghaniyan/Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I or Hormazd IV
AR Drachm [11]
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 38
KMC obverse die=9
KMC reverse die=8
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
25 mm.
2.73 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'y' shaped mark behind bust. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets. Crescent outside border at 9h contains star (Hormazd IV [t.p.q.=579 AD] or later).
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 3 oblong pellets. Blundered Pahlavi word in left field resembles cross or swastika.

Chaghaniyan/Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC xxx
KMC obverse die= - (similar to 22 (?))
KMC reverse die= - (similar to 48)
Diameter of obverse dotted border= mm.; diameter of reverse border= mm.
25 mm.
2.53 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks and Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 1; Pahlavi 'AR' shaped mark in front of bust, crescent behind. Necklace ornament consists of (?). Hairball behind bust (!).
Reverse: No reverse countermark. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses have 'U' shape. Blundered legends in right and left fields. Ribbon-like device to either side of altar at bottom.

Chaghaniyan/Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm
circa 650 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC xxx
KMC obverse die= - (similar to n6)
KMC reverse die=n?
Diameter of obverse dotted border= mm.; diameter of reverse border= mm.
26 mm.
2.48 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; no legends. No crescent in right field. Necklace ornament consists of one hanging pellet.
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses have globe in crescent shape.

Armenian/Hormazd IV (579 - 590 AD)
AR Drachm
584 AD
Mint: ZWZWN
Regnal year: 6
32 x 31 mm.
4.03 gm.
Mitchiner ACW ; Gobl SN I/1 (plate XII/200)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

AR Drachm (of Khusro II (590 - 628 AD))
624 AD
Mint: PL
Regnal year: 35
30 mm.
2.80 gm.
Gobl SN II/3 (!!); Mochiri ENIS II 1538, 1539, 1539a, 1540; Mitchiner ACW 1174
Gobl Hunnen Countermark 11/Dv. (Senmurv) in 1st quadrant.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Senmurv (position 11h), left with cross made out of pellets, below, and star (?) behind; in 1st quadrant. Devices on either side do not break inner border.
Reverse: Test scrape in 4th quadrant.
Note: Very unusual style.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
628 AD
Mint: WH
Regnal year: 39 (?)
32 x 31 mm.
3.28 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse: Left-handed attendants; year 39 (?) [blundered] to left.
Note: Very unusual style. This may be an Arab-Sasanian coin.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: SK (?)
Regnal year: [blundered]
31 mm.
3.36 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse: Left handed attendants.
Note: This may be an Arab-Sasanian coin. Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Anonymous Khusro II type (circa 653 - 670 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: BYSh
Date: YE 25
32 mm.
3.93 gm.
Album 4; Mitchiner ACW 1344v.; Mitchiner WOI 24v.
Gobl Hunnen Countermark 38 (x2) (Bactrian word 'CLOGO' (?)) in 1st and 3rd quadrants.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Bearded bust right wearing headdress with two turrets; pair of wings topped by star in crescent, above. Diadem ends floating upward, left and right. Crescents on shoulders and star behind bust. Crescent containing star in right field. Three crescents containing stars outside double border. Pahlavi legend;bism Allah in margin. Bactrian word 'CLOGO' (?) in 1st quadrant (position 8h) and 3rd quadrant (position 1h).
Reverse: Fire altar; two attendants holding swords, facing. Star to left, crescent to right. Four crescents containing stars outside triple border. Mint name to right (BYSh=Bishapur in Fars/Bishapur district); year 25 (blundered; 'Yazdgard Era') to left.

Anonymous Yazdgard III type (circa 651 - 665 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: BN
Date: 'frozen' year 20 YE
27 x 26 mm. (clipped)
2.76 gm.
Album 2; Mitchiner ACW -; Mitchiner WOI -; Nikitin/Roth NC 155 #9 (same dies)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Bust right, jayyid in margin.
Reverse: Fire altar; two attendants holding swords (left-handed), facing. Crescent to left, star to right (reversed). Four crescents containing stars outside triple border. Mint name to right (BN=Veh-Ardashir in Kirman); year 20 (frozen) to left.
Note: These types bear the immobilized 'year 20' of Yazdgard III, and are believed to have been struck for about 15 years. This is the earliest dated Islamic coin.

Anonymous Yazdgard III type (circa 651 - 665 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: SK
Date: 'frozen' year 20 YE
33 mm.
3.53 gm.
Album 1; Mitchiner ACW 1342; Mitchiner WOI 22
Diameter of obverse dotted border=24 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Bust right, Pahlavi legend; bism Allah in margin.
Reverse: Fire altar; two attendants holding swords, facing. Star to left, crescent to right. Four crescents containing stars outside triple border. Mint name to right (SK=Sakastan); year 20 (frozen) to left.
Note: These types bear the immobilized 'year 20' of Yazdgard III, and are believed to have been struck for about 15 years. This is the earliest dated Islamic coin.