Drachm - Anonymous Experimental, Arab-Sasanian

Issuer Umayyad Caliphate
Year 690
Type Non-circulating coin
Value Drachm (1)
Currency Drachm (661-750)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.67 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Album Islamic#34F cat#109364
Obverse description Standard obverse (Sasanian bust right with winged moral crown, two circular borders, three stars in crescents in margin), with the usual bism Allah in ObQ2, but with the phrase muhammad rasul Allah instead of the governor`s name before the portrait.
Obverse script Arabic (kufic)
Obverse lettering محمد رسول الله ∴ بسم الله
Reverse description Standard reverse (Fire altar with two attendants, three circular borders, four stars in crescents in margin), blundered mint name (perhaps derived from WYH), and crude `date` probably derived from Pahlvai sabah (`7`).
Reverse script Psalter Pahlavi
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
Mintage 690 - -
Numisquare ID 4004706610
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