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Pashiz / Fals - Daray Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 780-781 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a ruler or deity rendered in the late Sasanian artistic tradition, depicted frontally with an elaborate crown or headdress adorned with multiple projecting elements, surrounded by a beaded border. The facial features are boldly stylized, with prominent eyes and a wide face typical of post-Sasanian copper coinage. The design occupies the central field within a dotted circular border. |
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| Reverse description | A bull depicted in profile walking or standing, rendered in a schematic, somewhat crude style consistent with late Arab-Sasanian copper issues. The animal's form is outlined with simple incuse lines, with the body occupying the central field. A linear or crescent-shaped border element frames the lower portion of the design, a common stylistic feature on Pashiz coinage of the Abbasid period. |
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The Arab-Sasanian fals series occupies a transitional moment in Islamic numismatics — post-reform coinage had already standardized silver and gold, but copper remained a local affair, struck by regional administrators with little central oversight from Baghdad. By 780–781, the Abbasid grip on eastern provinces was firm enough politically but uneven monetarily, and small copper issues like this filled gaps that the dirham economy simply didn't reach.