Sasanian Empire Varhran VI (Usurper) AR drachm, year 1 590-1:
Obverse: Varhran VI, Draped bust facing, head right, wearing domed headdress, inside dotted-border, crescents at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. There is Pahlavi script to the left and right of the king's portrait within the borders.
Reverse: Two attendants (or guards) flanking a flaming altar, inside dotted-border.
Year 1 = AD 590/1. Mint: GD, Jay, Ispahan.
Weight: 3.94 grams. Maximum diameter: 29mm.
Mitchiner ACW ; Gobl SN I/1 (plate XII/203)

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