357, Lot: 514. Estimate $100.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Pashiz (25mm, 3.50 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type of Farroxzad i Gušn-anōšān. DŠT (?) mint. Dated AH 74(?) (AD 693/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; GDH monogram and
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left;
plhwz’t Y/gwšn’nwš’n in Pahlavi to right;
nasr ‘llah al-haqq in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with attendants; AH date to left; mint to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 53; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album –. VF, rough brown patina.
