SASANIAN KINGS. Boran, 630-631. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 3.92 g, 3 h), WYHC (Weh-az-Amid-Kawād), RY 1 = AD 630. Draped bust of Queen Boran to right, wearing an elaborate crown; long ribbon over right shoulder; crescent and ribbon over left, star behind crown, star in crescent before; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt'’ (‘[may her] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘bwlʾn'’ = ‘Bōrān’ (‘Boran’ in Pahlavi). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, ‘WYHC’ (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Göbl type I/1. Very rare. Broken and repaired, otherwise, good very fine.



Queen Boran was a daughter of Khosrau II, who ruled Persia for a short time in circa 630-631 after her husband Kavadh died under mysterious circumstances. She was the first Sasanian Queen in history, but her short reign was troublesome, and she was apparently murdered after two years and replaced by her sister, Azarmidokht.