Tabaristan (southern coast of the Caspian Sea) AR 1/2 Drachm

The bust on my new coin is supposed to be Shah Khusro II. Is the following an adequate descriptive label for this coin?





Sasanian Empire, Tabaristan
AR Half Drachm
ca. 781 AD

1.93 grams, 23 mm
Obv: Shah Khusro II wearing winged crown
Rev: Fire altar with two attendants
Grade: aEF as struck with some peripheral weakness on the large thin planchet & single corrosion spot on reverse. Beginning to re-tone.
Other: Good silver anonymous “Afzut” Type. Khusro II “The Victorious" 590-628 A.D. was the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, & the son of Hormizd IV. This Arab-Sasanian imitation is dated Post Yazdgard Era 130 (PYE 130 + 651 = 781 A.D.) From Lost Dutchman Coins October 2013.

 

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Its an imitation of a Khusro II drachm. So proper cataloging would label this as Tabarisatan, half drachm, imitation of Khusro II.

You can tell its a much later imitation. The earlier ones had closer style to Sassanid issues.

 

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http://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-tabaristan-1-2-drachm.237754/#post-1804449

 

Thank you. Here is my revised 2x2 label:

Tabaristan
Arab-Sassanian Imitation
of Shah Khusro II
AR Half Drachm
ca. 781 AD

1.93 grams, 23 mm
Obv: Shah Khusro II wearing winged
crown
Rev: Fire altar with two attendants
Grade: EF as struck with some
peripheral weakness on the
large thin planchet & single
corrosion spot on reverse.
Beginning to re-tone.
Other: Anonymous “Afzut” Type.
Khusro II “The Victorious" 590-628 AD
was the last great king of the Sasanian
Empire, & the son of Hormizd IV. This
imitation is dated Post Yazdgard Era 130
(130 PYE+ 651 = 781 A.D.) From Lost
Dutchman Coins October 2013.

 

You only have so much room on a 2x2 label, but generally the devices and legends are described in greater detail. Nice coin!

 

Very nice and very minty, it sits nicely in your collection of awe and inspiring high grade coins.

Did anyone see a flisy wabbit?

 

The label actually prints 2" x 4" and is folded in half so there is plenty of room. Any suggestions/additions to the label are always appreciated.

 

Well, something like this...

Obv.: Facing bust imitating Khusru II, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside linear border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock; |?U| in lower left margin, ??? in lower-right margin
Pahlavi date | Mint mark

Rev.: Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, three pellets at the diagonals

That may be overkill - more of a sylloge description. I don't know these coins, so I don't recognize some of the symbols, hence the question marks. I defer to the experts.