Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (30.3mm, 3.80 g, 9h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). Good Fine, minor staining.

Islamic Auction 5 - Session 1
Lot: 7. Estimated: $ 750

Pre-Reform Issues, Silver

Sold For $ 1 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (30.3mm, 3.80 g, 9h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). Obverse field: al-Hajjaj bin / Yusuf in two lines to right of bust, Obverse margin: — / lillah al-hamd :: / HAKAK ∵ / — / Reverse: pellet before mint-name; unit of date defectively written. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 351 (same obverse die); SICA 1, 229 var. (with GM monogram in reverse margin); Album 35.2. Good Fine, minor staining. Rare.

As well as naming al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf in Arabic before the ruler’s bust, this variety also carries his name in Pahlawi (as HAKAK) in the obverse margin.



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