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Pashiz / Fals - Farroxzad Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 689-698 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust of the Sasanian king in right profile at center, rendered in the Arab-Sasanian tradition with a distinctive crown or headdress featuring projecting elements. The effigy is surrounded by a circular border with Pahlavi inscriptions in the field. Flanking devices, likely crescents or pellets, appear in the outer field. The overall design closely follows late Sasanian iconographic conventions adapted under early Islamic administration. |
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| Mintage | ND (689-698) |
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Farroxzad was one of the last Sasanian-style governors to mint under Arab authority before the Umayyad monetary reform of 698 swept away the hybrid coinage tradition entirely. These transitional copper fals retain the visual grammar of the Sasanian fire-temple reverses while bearing Arabic religious phrases — a material record of the awkward administrative overlap as Arab governors inherited Persian minting infrastructure they hadn't yet replaced.
The 698 reform, driven by Caliph Abd al-Malik, standardized coinage across the caliphate and effectively ended regional issues of this type.