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). . 4,00 g. Choice VF. Est...120,00.
Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Drachm. 75 AH = 695/5 AD. BYS (Bishapur). (Album-31). 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, 'mwhʾlp' Y / ʾbwcwplʾʾn' ('al-Muhallab son of Abu Sufra' in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of 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). . 4,05 g. XF. Est...150,00.
Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Fals. 74-80 AH = 693/4-699/700 AD. Tanukh. (DOCAB-129). (Album-656). Anv.: Caliph standing facing, bearded, placing his right hand on the pommel of his sword and whip hanging from his right elbow; around, 'J li' abd Allah' abd al-Malik Amir al-Mu'minin' ('for the servant of Allah, Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic). Rev.: Transformed cross standing on three steps; in left field, mint bi-tanukh ('in Tanukh' in Kufic); in right field, wāf ('full weight' in Kufic); around, part of the first Kalima reading 'la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu Muhammad rasul Allah' ('There is no God but Allah alone; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah'). . 2,82 g. Choice VF. Est...90,00.
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