umayyad-caliphate-arab-sasanian-type-ad-696-item
DenominationDrachm
Country / EmpireUmayyad Caliphate (Arab-Sasanian type)
Obverse DesignBust of Sasanian King Khusro II facing right, wearing a winged crown; Pahlavi legends around.
Reverse DesignFire altar with two attendants; Pahlavi mint name (BYŠ for Bishapur) and regnal year (likely Pahlavi year 15, corresponding to AD 696, or an Arab-Sasanian year); additional Arabic inscription/insignia of al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.
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