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Drachm - 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 672-680 |
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| Weight | 2.92 g |
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| Obverse description | Sasanian-style bust of the governor 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd facing right, wearing a distinctive mural crown with crescent and wings above, the face rendered in the late Sasanian tradition with stylized hair and beard. The bust is encircled by a beaded border with flanking crescents and stars in the field. Pahlavi and Arabic legends appear in the margin, following the Arab-Sasanian gubernatorial coinage convention. |
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| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar at center, depicted with stepped base and rising flames, flanked by two standing attendants (fire-altar guardians) facing the altar, rendered in the conventional late Sasanian style. The composition is enclosed within two concentric beaded circles forming the inner border. Pahlavi marginal legends encircle the design, preserving the standard reverse format inherited from late Sasanian drachms. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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