Son of Khusro I. 1st reign 590/1 AD; 2nd 591 - 628 AD. Year 1 = 590/591 AD, year 11 = 600/601 AD, and year 38 = 627/628 AD.

Denominations: D; d; U/6 and for Egypt: 3, 6, and 12 Nummia

Khusro II types
Khusro II bust comparison
Attendants' headgear on the coins of Khusro I, Hormazd IV and Khusro II

Standard Khusro II legends

Regnal year to AD date conversion:

REGNAL YEAR	AD YEAR	NOTES	REGNAL YEAR	AD YEAR	NOTES
1	590/91	Crescents only reverse	21	610/11	Special AV issue
2	591/92	Crescents only reverse; 2nd crown/crescents w/stars reverse	22	611/12
3	592/93		23	612/13	Special AR issue/Facing bust
4	593/94	1 pellet on reverse.	24	613/14	Sasanians capture Damascus.
5	594/95		25	614/15	Sasanians capture Jerusalem.
6	595/96	3 pellets on reverse.	26	615/16	Special AR issue/Facing bust
7	596/97	Stars in border.	27	616/17	Special AR issue/Facing bust
8	597/98	Stars in border.	28	617/18
9	598/99		29	618/19
10	599/00	Stars in border.	30	619/20	Sasanians occupy Egypt.
11	600/01	1st year with crescent headdress (attendants); 1st year with APD in margin. Inner border on obverse interrupted by devices/legend.	31	620/21
12	601/02		32	621/22
13	602/03		33	622/23	Special AV issue/Facing bust. Heraclius defeats Sasanian force in Armenia. Muhammad makes the hijra.
14	603/04		34	623/24	Special AV issue/Facing bust
15	604/05	Sasanians occupy Edessa.	35	624/25	Battle of Badr.
16	605/06		36	625/26	Special AV and AR issues/Facing bust. Heraclius invades Sasanian territory.
17	606/07		37	626/27	Special AR issue/Facing bust
18	607/08		38	627/28	Khusro murdered in February, 628
19	608/09
20	609/10

Gobl III/4 issue: Bust right; Anahita facing reverse

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AV Dinar
610/11 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 21
22 mm.
4.56 gm.
Gobl SN III/4 (plate XIV/217)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Gobl IV/5 issue: Facing bust; Anahita facing reverse

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
610/11 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 21
32 x 31 mm.
3.94 gm.
Gobl SN IV/5 (plate XIV/218); Sellwood 67 (this coin)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=30 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: No diadem ends rising from Khusro's shoulders.
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
612/13 AD
AR Drachm
Mint: none
Regnal year: 23
30 mm.
3.96 gm.
Gobl IV/5
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=30 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
616/17 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 27
33 mm.
4.04 gm.
Gobl SN IV/5 (plate XIV/218)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=x mm.; diameter of reverse border=x mm.
Die position=xh
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert G. Rives collection.

Gobl IV/7 issue: Facing bust; king standing reverse

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AV Dinar
625/26 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 36
26 mm.
4.15 gm.
Gobl SN VI/7v. (plate XIV/221)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: These have recently been declared modern forgeries, although a controversy persists. Year 36 not listed in Gobl.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AV Dinar
625/26 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 36
___ mm.
___ gm.
Gobl SN VI/7v. (plate XIV/221)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=__ mm.; diameter of reverse border=__ mm.
Die position=_h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: These have recently been declared modern forgeries, although a controversy persists. Year 36 not listed in Gobl.

Gobl I/1 issue: 1st crown (crescent type); crescents on reverse contain no stars; years 1 and 2

Year 1 struck at: AHM, ART, AT, AW, BN, BYSh, GD, MY, NAL, LYW, WYHC, YZ (and probably others); year 2 struck at WYHC, AYLAN, LD and LA (?) [possibly RYW (?)] [year 2 statistics from T. Daryaee, ONS 150, 1996]. I've found a MY, year 2; another MY, year 2 (Steve Album List 133, Lot 57, listed as year 1 [but definitely is year 2]).

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
590/91 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 1
26 x 28 mm.
3.98 gm.
Gobl SN I/1
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=19 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
590/91 AD
Mint: BN
Regnal year: 1
30 x 27 mm.
4.14 gm.
Gobl SN I/1
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
590/91 AD
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 1
28 mm.
4.07 gm.
Gobl SN I/1; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=19 mm.
Die position=8h
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Courtesy William B. Warden, Jr. collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
590/91 AD
Mint: AW
Regnal year: 1
29 x 30 mm.
4.08 gm.
Gobl SN I/1; Mochiri ENIS II 1218 (different dies)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=19 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: WYHC
Regnal year: 2
28 x 29 mm.
3.67 gm.
Göbl SN I/1
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=6h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: WYHC
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm.
3.95 gm.
Gobl I/1
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
30 x 31 mm.
4.04 gm.
Gobl SN I/1; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Obverse die same as Album 133, lot 57.