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Drachm - al-Harith b. 'Abd Allah Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 683-684 |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of a Sasanian-style ruler facing right, depicted in the tradition of late Sasanian royal portraiture, wearing an elaborate mural crown with distinctive wing-like or crescent elements and a korymbos. The face is rendered with a pronounced eye, stylized beard, and characteristic diadem ribbons flowing behind. The portrait is set within a beaded border, with marginal Arabic and Pahlavi legends in the surrounding field, blending Sasanian artistic conventions with early Islamic epigraphic elements. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with two attendant figures standing to either side in the traditional Sasanian manner, each facing inward toward the altar flame, rendered in a schematic and somewhat degenerate late Sasanian style. The altar is depicted with a stepped base and a flame rising from the top. Marginal legends in Pahlavi and Arabic encircle the design within a beaded border, identifying the governor and mint. The overall composition closely follows the Sasanian drachm prototype issued under Khusro II, adapted for Arab-Sasanian usage. |
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