Drachm - al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf Bishapur mint - Umayyad Governors of Iraq - Arab-Sasanian

€74,038.00
IssuerUmayyad Caliphate
Year696-714
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueDrachm (1)
CurrencyDrachm (661-750)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.21 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Val Sn#74, C#241
Obverse descriptionField bust of Sasanian king (Khusraw II) to right. to left, behind the head in Pahlawi script AFZUT / GD “may his kingship increase” to right, in front of the face in Arabic script al-hajjaj ibn / yusuf  In broad margin at 3:00, star and crescent; lillah al-hamd “to God be the Praise!” stars and crescents at 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00 o’clock
Obverse script
Obverse letteringAFZUT / GD al-hajjaj ibn / yusuf lillah al-hamd
Reverse descriptionField Sasanian fire altar raised on three steps with an attendant priest or mabedh on either side standing facing, at the top of the flames rising from the altar, on the left a small star and on the right a small crescent to left downwards, the Pahlawi date HShTAT (80) on right BISH, the Pahlawi abbreviation for Bishapur all enclosed within a triple circle.  Outer margin divided into quarters by stars and crescents at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00
Reverse script
Reverse letteringBISH
Edge
Mint
MintageND (696-714)  - W. H. Valentine#74 -
ND (696-714) BISH - -
Catalog ID7051120780
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