E-auction 657-678168 - SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - KHOSROW II Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: an 32
Mint name / Town : DA, Darabgird, Fars
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 2,55 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan court à l’usure superficielle, mais fortement rogné. Patine de collection
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Obverse description : Buste de Chosroès II couronné à droite, surmonté d'un casque ailé entouré d'un double grènetis avec trois étoiles surmontant des croissants.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Reverse description : Pyrée (autel du feu) ; les flammes s’élèvent au-dessus de la table, soutenue par un pilier central, des rubans pendent à l’extérieur ; de chaque côté de l’autel, un servant ; l’autel est accosté d’une étoile et d’un croissant ; le tout entouré d'un triple grènetis, au-dessus quatre croissants surmontés d'étoiles.
Commentary
Rogné.
Cropped
Cropped
Historical background
SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - KHOSROW II
(590-628)
Chosroes II (Khusro) is the grandson of Chosroes I (531-579) and the enemy of Justinian I (527-565). Successor of his father Hormizd IV (579-590), he was the last great Sassanid king. Allied with Maurice Tiberius (582-602) and learning of the latter's assassination, he invaded the Byzantine Empire but the Sassanid kingdom succumbed under the combined blows of the Byzantines who won a great victory in 628, the Avars and especially the Muslims. Omar (634-644), Commander of the Faithful, takes Ctesiphon in 636 and Jerusalem two years later. The last Sasanian king was overthrown in 651.
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