Khusro II types

K h u s r o  I I

Göbl Type I
Years 1 and 2

Mint: AW
Regnal year: 1
29 x 30 mm., 4.08 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=18 mm.; reverse border=19 mm.
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Göbl Type II
Crown with pellets within cartouche at base of wings, year 2

Mint: YZ
Regnal year: 2
31 x 30 mm., 4.05 gm., Die position=4h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: Wings come to point.

Mint: ART
Regnal year: 2
28 x 29 mm., 4.09 gm., Die position=5h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: Variety with wings open.

Crown with lines within cartouche at base of wings, year 2

Mint: NAL
Regnal year: 2
28 x 27 mm., 4.11 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=19 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note: Harshly cleaned.

'Normal' crown, year 2

Mint: HL
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm., 4.13 gm., Die position=4h
Diameter of obverse border=19 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note:

Mint: LD
Regnal year: 2
30 x 29 mm., 4.03 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note:

Crown with lines within cartouche at base of wings, year 3

Mint: GW
Regnal year: 3
30 x 28 mm., 4.12 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=19 mm.; reverse border=20 mm.
Note: Please note that hair connects hairball to crown. Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

'Normal' crown, year 3

Mint: AYLAN
Regnal year: 3
30 x 31 mm., 3.94 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note:

'Normal' crown, year 4 with pellet

Mint: LAM
Regnal year: 4
30 mm., 4.07 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: Pellet outside border in 3rd quadrant.

Mint: GW
Regnal year: 4
30 x 28 mm., 4.12 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=19 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note: No right crescent. Pellet outside border in 3rd quadrant.

'Crooked' crown, year 4 with pellet

Mint: AY
Regnal year: 4
30 mm., 4.09 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=19 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: Pellet outside border in 3rd quadrant.

Year 4 mule

Mint: AM
Regnal year: 4
31 mm., 3.88 gm., Die position=2h
Diameter of obverse border=22 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: 'pd. Year 4 reverse coupled with later obverse die.

'Crooked' crown, year 5

Mint: BYSh
Regnal year: 5
n/a mm., n/a gm., Die position=n/a
Diameter of obverse border=n/a mm.; reverse border=n/a mm.
Note:

Year 6 type with triple pellet reverse

Mint: WYHC
Regnal year: 6
32 mm., 4.08 gm., Die position=2h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note: Three pellets outside border in 3rd quadrant. Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Year 10

Mint: SK
Regnal year: 10
31 x 29 mm., 4.06 gm., Die position=4h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=23 mm.
Note: Stars through double border. Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.

Mint: HL
Regnal year: 10
30 mm., 4.18 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=22 mm.; reverse border=24 mm.
Note: Stars within border; good style.

Year 11; stars within double border; hair connects hairball to bust

Mint: AYLA
Regnal year: 11
33 x 31 mm., 4.11 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=23 mm.
Note: Two vertical hairs connect hairball.

Mint: DA
Regnal year: 11
31 mm., 4.05 gm., Die position=1h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note: Later, curved hairs connect hairball.

Year 12; stars within double border; hair connects hairball to bust

Mint: AYL
Regnal year: 12
33 x 32 mm., 4.10 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=23 mm.
Note: Two vertical hairs connect hairball.

Mint: NAL
Regnal year: 12
31 mm., 4.06 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=21 mm.; reverse border=23 mm.
Note: Two vertical hairs connect hairball; different style beard.

Year 13 and later

Mint: ART
Regnal year: 13
30 x 29 mm., 3.28 gm., Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse border=20 mm.; reverse border=21 mm.
Note: 'pd. Slightly clipped?

Mint: WYHC
Regnal year: 16
28 mm., 2.79 gm., Die position=9h
Diameter of obverse border=22 mm.; reverse border=22 mm.
Note: Clipped.

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