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Drachm - al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra Umayyad Governors of Khurasan - Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 683-702 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse script | Pahlavi/Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | to the left: GDE `pzwty to the right: mwh `lp y `bwcwpr `n in the second quadrant of the margin: bsm `llh (bismi `llah) in the third quadrant of the margin: mw (mwh `lp) (Translation: In the name of Allah Munalapu (?) Abu Zufrahan) |
| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar with a flames issuing from its top, flanked by two standing attendant figures facing inward in the Sasanian ceremonial tradition. The regnal year is inscribed to the left of the altar in Pahlavi numerals, while the mint signature appears to the right, both within the inner field. The composition is enclosed within a double beaded border with crescent and pellet devices in the outer margin, maintaining the standard late Sasanian reverse layout. |
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