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 dots in the base of each wing of the crown, and pointed wings, appear to be the work of a single engraver or workshop. Touraj Daryaee, in his ONS 150 (1996) article, 'The Effect of Civil War on Mint Production in the Sasanian Empire,' describes 10 identified mints for this issue: AY, AHM, BN, BYSh, NY, WH, WYH, LYW, GD and LA (?). The LA may be 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). There are 'normal' types from PL, GD, WYHC, MY, AY and GW from year 2, and, to make things even more confusing, transitional types with similar styles for years 2 and 3 (WYHC, DA, AY, GW, GD, LD, AHM, APL, NAL, MY, others). These have long, thin busts and pointed wings, but the 'lozenge' contains lines in place of the pellets.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy William B. Warden, Jr. collection.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same obverse die as coin above; same obverse and reverse dies as coin below.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same obverse and reverse dies as coin above.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as coin below.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as coin above.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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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.

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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
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Same dies as the coin above.

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

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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.'

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: NAL
Regnal year: 2
29 x 28 mm.
4.11 gm.
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: ML
Regnal year: 3
29 mm.
3.82 gm.
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse: Blundered legends; die break.
Reverse:
Note: Odd style; possible imitation. Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: MY
Regnal year: 2
31 x 28 mm.
4.04 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -; Mitchiner ACW 1156, 1157 (same mint and date)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Stylistically different than Mitchiner ACW 1156, MY, year 2.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: LD
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm.
4.03 gm.
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
591/92 AD
Mint: HL
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm.
4.13 gm.
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=4h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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Khusro II
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: AYLAN
Regnal year: 3
30 x 31 mm.
3.94 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II 901
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Normal wings.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: AHM
Regnal year: 3
30 mm.
4.08 gm.
Gobl SN II/2
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: GW
Regnal year: 3
30 x 28 mm.
4.12 gm.
Gobl SN II/2
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

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AR Drachm (of Khusro II (590 - 628 AD))
592/93 AD
Mint: GD
Regnal year: 3
28 mm.
3.10 gm. (clipped)
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -
Gobl Hunnen Countermark 11/K (Senmurv) in 1st quadrant.
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Beardless (?), thin bust right; Senmurv (position 11h), left in 1st quadrant.
Reverse: Test scrape in 2nd quadrant.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: DA
Regnal year: 3
30 x 31 mm.
4.12 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: WH
Regnal year: 3
21 x 24 mm.
2.07 gm. (clipped)
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II 793
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=2h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: AY
Regnal year: 3
Countermarks: Gobl 10
27 x 28 mm.
3.20 gm. (clipped)
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Senmurv (Gobl Hunnen Countermark 10 (position 2h)), right, in 1st quadrant.
Reverse: Countermark struck over test scrape in 3rd quadrant.
Note: Courtesy Alexander Akin collection.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: ML
Regnal year: 3
30 x 31 mm.
3.38 gm.
Gobl SN II/2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Crude style. Courtesy Alexander Akin collection.

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Khusro II (590 - 628 AD)
AR Drachm
592/93 AD
Mint: none
Regnal year: 3
32 mm.
3.75 gm.
Gobl SN II/2; Mochiri ENIS II -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Bearded (?) bust right.
Reverse: No mint name to right; blundered year 3 to left.
Note: Imitation or very crude issue; broken and repaired at 4h.