Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1, Persian Empires

Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1, Persian Empires, 531-579 obverse imageDrachm - Khusru I type I / 1, Persian Empires, 531-579 reverse image
Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Persian Empires flagPersian Empires
  • Years of Minting:
    531-579
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    al-Manadhir, modern-day Ahvaz, Iran, Antioch of Margiana, Margiana, modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan, Ardashir Khurrah, Iran, Bishapur, modern-day Tole Kouhak, Iran
Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 Reference Price

Reference Price

$49.99-$160.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


In the center there is a fire-altar, narrowing in the middle and broadening downwards and upwardsby three steps. The narrow part is decorated by ribbon whose ends rise upwards. On the fire-altar there is a blazing fire. To the left of the fire is a six-pointed star, to the right a crescent. On two sides of the fire-altar there are attendants standing facing the viewer and leaning with their hands on their spears. Above each guards shoulder the end of a ribbon can be seen, close to the rim. The field of the coin is borded by pointed rim.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


A bust of king facing right. He wears a three-toothed crown with a crescent in front. The horn of crescent turn upwards. There are six-pointed stars above the crescent and back teeth. On the high crown there is a vertical bar with a fixed crescent onit, and within it is a globe, which seems to be formed from a separate tongue of flame. The bar is covered by small ribbons placed along the pointed rim. A crescent with a globe protudes from the rim. The diadem consist of two rows of points. There is a hairglobe on the nape of the king's neck. He wears earrings marked by points, a necklace with a pendant, and dress ornaments. There is a crescent above each shoulder. From behind the shoulders the ends of a fluttering ribbon can be seen. There is a crescent behind the rim symmetrically on two sides and below.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


n/a

Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


hwsrwb ' pcwn-Afzon

Reverse:


Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900)

Size

Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1 sizes
  • Weight:4 g
  • Diameter:31 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a
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