★ Very rare ★

SASANIAN KINGS. Khosrau I, 531-579. Drachm (Silver, 29 mm, 4.00 g, 3 h), ML(L) (Marw), RY 7 = AD 537. Draped bust of Khosrau I to right, wearing mural crown with fronted crescent, korymbos set on crescent; to left and right of the crown, a five-pointed star; behind head, AFZUT ('may increase' in Pahlawi); before head, HWSRWD ('Khosrau' in Pahlawi). Rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, ML(L) (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SSCT -. Very rare. Light marks, otherwise, about extremely fine.