Khusro Drachm. 4.1g 31mm I got this one a few weeks ago, These are pretty common, but a good value for a 1400 year old, 31mm silver coin. I tried to Id the mint and date.... but gave up is anyone here able to ID these easily?
Nice coin arnoldoe, Masternoob can give you good info on this coin. very nice. i have one.. Khusro ll 591- 628 AD. Silver Dirham 31mm x 4.11g. Abbassio, Governors of Tabaristan, Silver half Dirham, 711-789 AD. 23mm x 1.63g.
Mintmark is to the right of the attendants of the fire altar. I think here it reads "DA" for Darabgird mint. Can't read the yearnumber reliably.
Yeah, thanks seems like a match, and i think the year might be 28 http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=105047
Without reading the other pots here I came up with May (Masabadan) Media 38 The A and the 8 are definite. I'm not sure anyone reads these 'easily'. I read the right letter of themint as being a bit squashed while THCoins saw it as more a clear D. The questionable part of the date is the far left. One thing to remember is that this language reads right to left BUT dates were expressed 'eight and thirty' rather than 'thirty eight' so it seems like we are reading the other way. The next step is up to you. Search for these mint/date combinations online and find coins to compare. We miss the late Tom Mallon. At least his site was put back online but we can't ask him for help anymore. http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/coins.html
I didn't see anyone else correct the OP so I will, its actually Khusro II. About Khusro II; the reason the coins are so common is he was in the process of taking over the world. He about had the Byzantines defeated. They were about to sign a peace treaty subjugating themselves to Persia after losing Egypt, the Levant, and other territory. Then he got cocky, and was jealous of the success one of his Parthian noble generals was having. He instructed another Parthian noble general to kill the first one, but forgot he was his cousin. So the two Parthian generals turned on Khusro and killed him. Right at this time the Arabs started to invade from the SW, the reinvigorated Byzantines invaded from the NW, and it really was the end of the Sassanid empire.
Nice pickup, arnoldoe (sweet toning... congrats) I only have one Khusro-II example ... Ummm, it's a bit different than the rest of 'em show above ... Byzantine Empire, Sassanian occupation of Egypt Æ 12 Nummi / Khusro II Date: Circa 618-628 AD Measure: 19.66 mm Weight: 8.26 grams Obverse: Cuirassed bust of Khusro facing, wearing crown with simple cross, star to left, C to right Reverse: Cross on globe between I-B, AΛEΣ in exergue Attribution: DOC 191; SB 855 Notes: A very nice example of this scarcer type
