Countermarked by the Hephthalites

344, Lot: 243. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 590-628. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.04 g, 3h). BBA (Court) mint. Dated RY 35 (AD 625). Crowned bust right; c/m: Sogdian legend and tamghga in rectangular incuse / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date to left, mint to right. For coin: Göbl type II/3; for c/m: cf. Göbl, Dokumente KM 79. Good VF, toned, slight die shift on reverse, flan slightly wavy from striking of countermark.