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Message:: [QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 3621491, member: 74834"]Here's an early Khusro I, unfortunately a bit damaged. But you can see the long spears and the other little differences of the reverse: the short swords pointing to the altar (they might be mistaken for parts of the altar), no upwards pointing ribbons at the shaft. [ATTACH=full]970847[/ATTACH] AR drachm Khusro I (531-565 AD). Mint GW? = Gurgan. Year 2 = 532. 30.5 mm, 3.33 gr. Göbl I/1. As for the OP coin, I made the same mistake with this drachm, it looks acceptable enough but for the hole. I bought it as a Bahram VI but it soon turned out to be different.  The name of the king (obverse, to the right side of the head) starts with a horizontal festoon ending in a small vertical stop. That's the letter H (= X/ Kh), and Xusro is the only king's name starting with H. The date is on the reverse to the left of the fire altar. It contains two '3's (the Pehlevi letter 'd'), and that's enough already, for the only date containing two d's is dvazdah, 12. [ATTACH=full]970850[/ATTACH] Finally, for your pleasure here's my third and best Khusro I, also a second type: AR drachm Xusro I (531-579). Year 22 (= 552). Mint ART = Ardashir Khurra (Firuzabad). 29 mm, 4.18 gr. Göbl 196. [ATTACH=full]970851[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]