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Lot 922 - Islamic World

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Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Drachm. 68 AH = 687/8 AD. BYS (Bishapur). (Album-21). (Walker-Arab-Sasanian 193). (SICA-I 163). Anv.: Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt'’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘ʾwml Y / ʾwbytʾlʾʾn’ (‘ʿUmar ibn ʿUbayd Allah’ in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, ‘li-llāh al-ḥamd’ (‘Praise to Allah’ in Arabic). Rev.: Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, BYŠ (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Ag. 4,00 g. Choice VF. Est...150,00.

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