SASANIAN KINGS. Hormizd V or VI, 631/2. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 4.00 g, 4 h), GLM, RY 1 = AD 631. Draped bust of Hormizd VI to right, wearing elaborate mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings and star set on crescent; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, WHLMZD ('Hormizd' 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, GLM (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SSCT -. Extremely rare. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.
Drachms struck in the first year of the reign of Hormizd V (or VI) are much rarer than those struck in the second year.