Silver Drachm

This coin dates back to the reign of the Sasanian king, Khosrow I (531- 579 CE). The obverse of the coin depicts King Khosrow facing right wearing a crown with a triple crescent moon decoration on the outer circumference. The name of the king is written on the right side of the image. The iconography on the reverse side of the coin is a representation of the state religion of the Sassanian Empire; Zoroastrianism It shows a fire altar with two figures (attendants) with clasped hands on either side. There is a plinth with three steps holding a pyramid of fire on top there is an image of a person holding his hands upwards in a prayer-like position. This coin, along with three others, was found during an archaeological survey by the Department of Antiquities (Qatar Museum) south of Dukhan in 2002.