ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. Governor, AH 65-83 / AD 684-702. AR Drachm (30.5mm, 3.86 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 76 (AD 695/6).Electronic Auction 473 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. Governor, AH 65-83 / AD 684-702. AR Drachm (30.5mm, 3.86 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 76 (AD 695/6). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah (with four pellets) and mn in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 332–4; Album 31; ICV 39. Lightly toned. VF. |