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

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

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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

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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
reverse
Obverse: No diadem ends rising from Khusro's shoulders.
Reverse:
Large 300%/150 dpi scan obv/rev [317K JPG]
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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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.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Large 300%/150 dpi scan obv/rev [209K JPG]
Note: Courtesy Robert G. Rives collection.

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

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: These have recently been declared modern forgeries, although a controversy persists. Year 36 not listed in Gobl.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Large 300%/150 dpi scan obv/rev [282K JPG]
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]).

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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.

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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:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Courtesy William B. Warden, Jr. collection.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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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.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse: Four crescents without stars outside triple border.
Note: Obverse die same as Album 133, lot 57.