Ruler : Khusro II
Era : 590-628 AD
Dynasty : Sasanian
Mint : Darabgird
Denomination : Drachm
Weight : 4.21 grams
Diameter : 32.80 mm
Reference Number :W H Valentine # 50

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.

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.

Comment:
Darab city is one of the oldest cities in Iran, Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius I, hence its earlier name Daráb-gerd (Darius-town).These coins are issued from the same place.