Nr. 98171240
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Sassaniden. Khusro II (591-628 n.Chr.). Drachm Year 33 (622/623 AD) Mint WYHC (Zonder Minimumprijs)
Attractive late-reign silver drahm of Khosrow II (Chosroes II Parvez), struck during one of the most dramatic periods of the Sasanian-Byzantine wars.
Issued in Regnal Year 33 = 622/623 AD from the imperial mint WYHC (Veh-Ardashir / Ctesiphon), the empire’s capital near modern-day Baghdad.
Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II right, wearing the winged crown surmounted by a star and crescent; Pahlavi legend “Khusro, King of Kings.”
Reverse: Fire altar flanked by two attendants; star to left, crescent to right; regnal year 𐭫𐭩𐭩𐭩 (33) left, mint 𐭥𐭩𐭧𐭩 (WYHC) right.
Specifications:
Metal: Silver (AR)
Weight: 4.00 g
Diameter: ~30 mm
Date: Regnal Year 33 (622/623 AD)
Mint: Veh-Ardashir / Ctesiphon (WYHC)
Reference: Göbl II/2 type 3; SNS IIIa WYHC/33
Condition: Very Fine (pleasing detail on portrait and altar; full legends visible; attractive natural silver tone)
Historical note:
Struck at the height of the Persian conquest of the Byzantine provinces, when Khosrow’s armies held Jerusalem and Egypt.
Nr. 98171240
Verkocht
Sassaniden. Khusro II (591-628 n.Chr.). Drachm Year 33 (622/623 AD) Mint WYHC (Zonder Minimumprijs)
Attractive late-reign silver drahm of Khosrow II (Chosroes II Parvez), struck during one of the most dramatic periods of the Sasanian-Byzantine wars.
Issued in Regnal Year 33 = 622/623 AD from the imperial mint WYHC (Veh-Ardashir / Ctesiphon), the empire’s capital near modern-day Baghdad.
Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II right, wearing the winged crown surmounted by a star and crescent; Pahlavi legend “Khusro, King of Kings.”
Reverse: Fire altar flanked by two attendants; star to left, crescent to right; regnal year 𐭫𐭩𐭩𐭩 (33) left, mint 𐭥𐭩𐭧𐭩 (WYHC) right.
Specifications:
Metal: Silver (AR)
Weight: 4.00 g
Diameter: ~30 mm
Date: Regnal Year 33 (622/623 AD)
Mint: Veh-Ardashir / Ctesiphon (WYHC)
Reference: Göbl II/2 type 3; SNS IIIa WYHC/33
Condition: Very Fine (pleasing detail on portrait and altar; full legends visible; attractive natural silver tone)
Historical note:
Struck at the height of the Persian conquest of the Byzantine provinces, when Khosrow’s armies held Jerusalem and Egypt.
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