Sasanian Drachm Xusro (Khusru) II Type 11/3 591-628 AD Darabgard, YEAR 35

Obverse

Portrait of Khosru II “the victorious king”, like Khursu I, but within a crescent, on which there is a six-pointed star fixed on the vertical bar; two wings are fixed to the bar going out from the rim, like a crescent with a star. The field of the coinis bordered by two pointed rims, and there is a crescent with a star behind them symmetrically on two sides and below.
Pahlavi legend

Lettering:
‘ pzwt GDH – Afzud xwarrah
hwsrwb – Husraw

Translation:
May the royal Glory increase
Khusru

Reverse

Zoroastrian fire altar, an “atasdan” with a capitellum and plates, near which two attendants wearing headdresses stand facing ahead, are in the hunts, with a crescent with its ends pointing upwards. The narrow part of the “atasdan” is covered by ribbons. To the left of the fire there is a star, and to the right a crescent. There is a triple rim around the picture with four crescents and stars.
Pahlavi legend: to the left – the year of his reign; to the right – the mint.

Edge

Flat hammered coin smooth edge

Göbl Sasan# II/3, SNS Schaaf# 626-630-637-640-644-645-647-648-649-650-651-662, Val Sn# 50

An Exremely Fine larger Flan example – superb