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.

Gobl II/2 issue: 2nd crown (winged type - w/ pellets), 'AFZUT' on left does not break the inner border; attendants on reverse have round headdress; years 2 and 3

These enigmatic year 2 and 3 issues, characterized by a long, thin bust, a lozenge containing pellets or lines in the base of each wing of the crown, and pointed wings, appear to be the work of a single engraver-group or workshop. Touraj Daryaee, in his ONS 150 (1996) article, 'The Effect of Civil War on Mint Production in the Sasanian Empire,' describes 9 identified mints for the pelleted issue: AY, AHM, BN, BYSh, NY, WH, WYH, LYW, GD (and LA; LA is most likely LYW). I have found 8 others, all year 2 (except where noted): NAL, YZ, ART and MY, all illustrated below, LAM, AW and GW, both years 2 and 3, and finally ST, year 2 and year 6! (Mochiri ENIS II 496; this may be a mule or blundered year 3). 'Normal' types are found from [_____], and, to make things even more confusing, transitional types with similar styles for years 2 and 3 ([_____], others). These have long, thin busts and pointed wings, but the 'lozenge' contains lines in place of the pellets.

[chart: 5/06 {31 screens}]

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: ART
Regnal year: 2
28 x 29 mm.
4.09 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=5h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: BN
Regnal year: 2
28 mm.
4.16 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: BN
Regnal year: 2
29 mm.
3.99 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: BYSh
Regnal year: 2
30 mm.
4.06 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: BYSh
Regnal year: 2
28 x 29 mm.
3.83 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1115
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=10h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as the coin below.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: BYSh
Regnal year: 2
29 mm.
4.08 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1115
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as the coin above.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 2
28 x 32 mm.
4.13 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy William B. Warden, Jr. collection.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 2
28 mm.
4.11 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same obverse die as coin above; same obverse and reverse dies as coin below.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 2
29 x 30 mm.
4.03 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same obverse and reverse dies as coin above.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 2
29 x 30 mm.
4.05 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 2
29 x 28 mm.
4.13 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
32 x 30 mm.
4.08 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
30 mm.
4.13 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
30 mm.
4.07 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Crown with pellets.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
30 x 32 mm.
4.12 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1156 and 1157; Alram 915
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: NAL
Regnal year: 2
29 mm.
4.12 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=2h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: NAL
Regnal year: 2
27 x 30 mm.
4.15 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: WYH
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm.
4.07 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as coin below.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: WYH
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm.
3.89 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as coin above.

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: YZ
Regnal year: 2
31 x 30 mm.
4.05 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Gobl II/2 issue: 2nd crown (winged type - w/'lines'), 'AFZUT' on left does not break the inner border; attendants on reverse have round headdress; years 2 - 3

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/3 AD
Mint: AHM
Regnal year: 3
30 x 32 mm.
4.09 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Lines.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/3 AD
Mint: APL
Regnal year: 3
31 x 30 mm.
4.07 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with lines.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/3 AD
Mint: APL
Regnal year: 3
30 x 28 mm.
3.58 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Lines.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/3 AD
Mint: APL
Regnal year: 3
30 x 29 mm.
4.08 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Lines.
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: AW
Regnal year: 2
30 mm.
4.00 gm.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Lines (?).
Reverse:

Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/2 AD
Mint: AY
Regnal year: 2
26 x 27 mm.
3.78 gm. (clipped)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crown with lines.
Reverse:

Khusro II
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: DA
Regnal year: 2
31 x 28 mm.
4.11 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: 'Lines.'