Lot 3142
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 31 mm, 3.84 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra (AH 75-79 / AD 694-698), BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 75 = AD 694/5. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt'’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘mwhʾlp' Y / ʾbwcwplʾʾn’ (‘al-Muhallab son of Abu Sufra’ in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, ‘bism Allāh’ (‘In the name of Allah’ in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, BYŠ (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 31. Some thick deposits and slightly crystallized, otherwise, very fine.

From an important collection of Arab-Sasanian coins.
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Closing time: 17-Mar-25, 14:23:00 CET
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