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Drachm / 'Zuzun' - Muhammad b. Marwan Umayyad Caliphate - 661-750 AD - Arab-Armenian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 661-752 |
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| Weight | 3.19 g |
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| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar depicted centrally, flanked by two attendant figures facing inward, each bearing a sword, in direct imitation of Sasanian reverse types. The altar is rendered with characteristic stepped base and rising flame, symbolizing the Zoroastrian sacred fire. The two guardians stand in a formal, hieratic posture on either side of the altar. Multiple concentric border rings frame the central design, consistent with Sasanian and Arab-Sasanian coinage conventions. The overall composition closely follows late Sasanian prototypes, retaining religious iconography despite Islamic governance. |
| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Mintage | ND (661-752) - - c.700 AD |
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