Sasanian Empire Hormizd IV 579-90, AR drachm year 3, LD:
Obv: Hormizd IV, bust facing, head right, wearing crown with tassel to left and surmounted by crescent with |||, inside single dotted-border, crescent with star at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. There is Pahlavi script to the left and right of the king's portrait within the borders.
Rev: Two attendants (or guards) flanking a flaming altar, wearing tall headgear, both hands on sword hilt, inside single dotted-border, no marks outside border.
Year 3 = AD 580/81. Mint: LD, Rayy, Media/Northern District, (near Tehran).
Weight: 4.08 grams. Maximum diameter: 32.2 mm.

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