Need help in identifying this Sassanian coin: Khusro II, 590-623 AD

Started by parimal, October 19, 2013, 09:11:23 PM

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parimal

I recently bought this Sassanian coin and would like to know more about it.
The diameter is around 30mm-32mm and weight is 3.60gms

Thanks in advance
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First differentiation between the Sasanian rulers is based on the shape of the crown.
This looks to be the crown of Khusro II. Since these are also quite common, chances are that thats the one you should be looking for first.

Manzikert

Hi parimal

I'll repeat what I said on Forvm (and confirm again that it is Khusro II, 590-623 AD):
BYSh (Bishapur) mint see http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_mint/sas_mint_table.html
and it is year 7 (596-7 AD) see http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_mint/dp/sas_date_table.html

Alan

parimal

Thanks for the replies

@Manzikert
Those links are really helpful
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