Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS. Khosrau II, 591-628. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 3.93 g, 9 h), ŠY (Shiraz), RY 30 = AD 619. Draped bust of Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, HWSRWD ('Khosrau' in Pahlawi); in upper field to right, countermark. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, ŠY (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SSCT 3355. For countermark, Malek, Arab-Sasanian, countermark no. 56. Minor graffito of X on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.