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k h u s r o  I I



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Khusro II

Son of Khusro I. 1st reign 590/1 AD; 2nd 591 - 628 AD.

Gobl IIIa and b/3 issue: 2nd crown (winged type), 'AFZUT' on left breaks the inner border [sub-type a]; star and crescent in front of bust also breaks the inner border [sub-type b]; attendants on reverse with crescent headdress; years 11 - 38, cont.


Khusro II
AR Drachm
625/26 AD
Mint: AYL
Regnal year: 36
34 x 32 mm.
4.17 gm.
Gobl SN II/3; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/626 AD
Mint: AYL
Regnal year: 36
33 x 31 mm.
3.80 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=8h
Obverse: Graffiti @ 7h.
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/626 AD
Mint: BBA
Regnal year: 36
32 x 31 mm.
3.86 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=25 mm.
Die position=2h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/626 AD
Mint: BBA
Regnal year: 36
35 x 33 mm.
4.14 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=24 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/626 AD
Mint: BBA
Regnal year: 36
32 mm.
4.05 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/26 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 36
31 mm.
4.12 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 'APD' (praise) in outer margin.
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/626 AD
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 36
32 x 31 mm.
4.00 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
625/26 AD
Mint: ShY
Regnal year: 36
Countermarks: Gobl 3v., 107v., 56v., 59v.
32 mm.
3.53 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -
Gobl Hunnen Countermark 3v. (Senmurv) and 107v. (Senmurv) in 4th quadrant; Countermark 56v. (Tamgha) in 1st quadrant and 59v. (Bactrian word) in 2nd quadrant.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Large Senmurv head with die break (position 10h), right in 4th quadrant, smaller Senmurv head (position 9h), right in 4th quadrant, Tamgha (position 12h) in 1st quadrant, Bactrian word (?) (position 10h (?)) in 2nd quadrant.
Reverse: Test scrape in 2nd quadrant.
Note:Same die for Countermark 3 as on the coin from AY=at or near Eran-khvarrah-Shapur in Khuzistan, year 31, above.


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
Mint: AHM
Regnal year: 37
30 mm.
3.55 gm.
Göbl SN IIIb/2
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Countermark 1 (?)
Reverse: No test scrape.


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: AYL
Regnal year: 37
34 x 33 mm.
3.88 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1137 [w/ 'APD']
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: AY
Regnal year: 37
35 x 32 mm.
4.08 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II 1105, 1106; Mitchiner ACW -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/627 AD
Mint: BN
Regnal year: 37
30 x 29 mm.
2.76 gm. [clipped]
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/627 AD
Mint: BW
Regnal year: 37
33 x 32 mm.
4.01 gm.
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/627 AD
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 37
32 x 31 mm.
3.37 gm. [clipped?]
Gobl SN ___; Mochiri ENIS II _
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: ST
Regnal year: 37
33 x 32 mm.
3.95 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II 1355, 1356 [w/o pellets on obverse]
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Three pellets in 2nd quadrant.
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy William B. Warden, Jr. collection.


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: WYHC
Regnal year: 37
Countermarks: Gobl 11/Bv. and 99v.
32 mm.
3.84 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II 694, 695
Gobl Hunnen Countermarks 11/Bv. (Senmurv) and 99v. (insect or bee w/2 Brahmi letters)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Gobl Hunnen Countermarks 11/Bv. (Senmurv) in 2nd quadrant (position 11h) and 99v. (insect or bee w/2 Brahmi letters), obliterating crescent and star at 3h (position 9h).
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: DA
Regnal year: 37
33 x 31 mm.
4.07 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1131, 1132 [w/ 'APD']
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=12h (!)
Obverse:
Reverse:


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: BBA
Regnal year: 37
Countermarks: Gobl 11/Kv.
30 mm.
3.25 gm. (clipped (?))
Gobl SN IIIb/3 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=24 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Senmurv (Gobl Hunnen Countermark 11/Kv. (position 1h)), left, in 1st quadrant.
Reverse: Test scrape in 1st quadrant.


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: BN
Regnal year: 37
Countermarks: Gobl 10
32 x 31 mm.
4.05 gm.
Gobl SN IIIb/3 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Senmurv (Gobl Hunnen Countermark 10 (position 8h)), right, in 1st quadrant.
Reverse: Test scrape in 1st quadrant.


Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
626/27 AD
Mint: AHM
Regnal year: 37
Countermarks: Gobl 11 type
30 x 29 mm.
3.01 gm. (clipped)
Gobl SN IIIb/3 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Senmurv (Gobl Hunnen Countermark 11 type (position 12h)), right, in 1st quadrant.
Reverse: Test scrape in 4th quadrant.


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 imitation and/or an Arab-Sasanian coin.




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