Khusru II – Sasanian Empire of Persia (AD 590-628)
AR Drachm [32 mm, 4.12g]
Obv: Bearded bust of Khusru II right, wearing winged crown with star and crescent, symbols outside double border
Rev: Fire altar with an attendant either side, triple border, Pahlavi script and lettering.
Under Khusru’s reign, Jerusalem fell in 614 AD. The Holy Sepulchre was destroyed and the “True Cross” carried off to Ctesiphon.
Crusader Coinage, Kingdom of Jerusalem, circa 1251 AD
AR 1/2 Dirhem [ 10×14 mm, 1.50 g], Acre
Imitation of Ayyubid Dirham of Damascus
Obv and Rev: partial Arabic inscriptions within linear square.
