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Drachm - Talha b. 'Abd Allah Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 683-685 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | APZWT TLH بسم الله |
| Reverse description | Central fire altar flanked by two attendant figures, rendered in the Sasanian religious tradition; the altar is depicted with flames rising from the top, and the two standing guardians face inward toward the altar in a symmetrical composition. A dotted border surrounds the design. The Pahlavi mint and regnal date inscription reading ATRA ZAD BYŠT W SY (Bishapur, year 63) appears in the margin, identifying the mint of Bishapur and the date in the Yazdegerd era. |
| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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