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A broken silver drachm of the Sasanid Khusrou II with a fire altar reverse Coin Type: Chipped and broken silver drachm of the Sasanid Khusrou or Xusrō II, 591-628 CE.
Mint and Date: ?
Size and Weight: Not relevant
Obverse: Facing bust, head right, wearing winged crown with star and crescent, inside double dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock.
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants standing facing, both hands on sword hilt, crescents on heads, all inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock.
Ref: Göbl SN, Xusro II, IIb/3 (Plate XIII/211-215); Valentine 50
Provenance: windsorantiquities (eBay), September 2006
BW Ref: 006 026 000
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Note: This coin is completely crystallised, and is very brittle and fragile. It was bought as damaged, missing the two edge pieces. The break occurred in handling.

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