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Drachm - Qatari b. al-Fuja'a Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 695 |
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| Currency | Drachm (661-750) |
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| Obverse description | Sasanian-style bust of the ruler facing right at center, depicted in the tradition of late Sasanian portraiture, flanked by two attendant figures. The central field is enclosed within multiple concentric beaded and linear borders. Pahlavi script legends appear in the inner margin, replacing the customary governor's name with the Kharijite Arabic slogan rendered in Pahlavi characters. Four ornamental devices are positioned at the cardinal points outside the outer border, following standard Arab-Sasanian die typology. |
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| Reverse description | Fire altar with attendants in the Sasanian tradition, flanked by two standing guardians facing inward toward the altar flame. Pahlavi inscriptions appear in the fields denoting the mint and regnal year. Multiple concentric beaded borders frame the central design, consistent with Arab-Sasanian reverse typology derived from late Sasanian prototypes. |
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| Mintage | 75 (695) - The first coin minted by Khawarij |
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