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Hormazd IV (579 - 590 AD) AR Drachm, 4.02 gms.
Obv: Facing bust, head right, wearing crown with tassel to left and surmounted by crescent; star & crescent to right, star left. star over left shoulder, rosette over right..
Hormazd VI
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Winged crown, two side-merlons, three short diadem ties behind, crescent in front, surmounted by star and crescent ...
At the beginning of Khusru II's reign, Varhran Chobin (who had dethroned Hormazd IV) took power as Varhran VI. Khusru fled to the Byzantine Empire, where Maurice Tiberius helped him regain the throne.
Kushano-Sassanians (Kushanshahs), period of Hormazd Kushanshah, early issues, AD271-356, AE15. King's bust rt. in bird head-dress/Ahuramazda arises from altar, MACW 1280ff.
200 SASSANIAN KINGS, Hormazd IV. 579-590 AD (year 9). AR Drachm. Bust/Fire altar, 2 attendants. MACW-1099, Göbl #202, pl.12, 197v. VF $45
201---Khruso II. 590-628 AD. AR Drachm (4.16). Head of king right/Fire altar, 2 attendants. GVF $30 ...
 See also: Crown, Bust, Tetradrachm, Legend, King
  
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