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Drachm - Qatan b. 'Udayy Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 687 |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the Sasanian king (in the style of Khusro II) facing right, wearing a distinctive winged crown with a crescent and globe finial, within a double beaded border. The portrait retains the characteristic Sasanian artistic convention with elaborate crown details, ear pendants, and ribbons flowing from the diadem. Arabic inscription bismillah appears in the obverse margin, typical of Arab-Sasanian transitional coinage under the Umayyad administration. |
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| Obverse lettering | بسم الله |
| Reverse description | Fire altar with attendants standing on either side, each wearing Zoroastrian ritual vestments, flanking the central altar with ribbons extending from the altar base, all within a double beaded border. The composition closely follows the Sasanian prototype derived from Khusro II drachms, with the addition of Arabic legends in the margin recording the governor's name Qatan b. 'Udayy and the mint-date. Pellets and annulets appear in the field at the periphery as decorative elements. |
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