Details
LOT 3040
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
NH / WH (Nahr Tire?) mint; uncertain date. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star set on crescent; star-in-crescent before; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. For mint's initials see Göbl, Tafel XVI, 51. Very Fine. Rare mint.(3.85gr, 32mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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