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ARAB-SASANIAN. Anonymous Khusro type (706-727 AD). Drachm. SK (Sijistan). Dated AH 89 (AD 707/Arab-Sasanian, al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, drachm ST (Istakhr) 76h,
Diademed and draped bust right / Malek

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 3.63g , 6 h), Arab-Sasanian type. Citing governor al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra (AH 75-79 / AD 694-698), ST (Istakhr), AH 76 = 695/6.
Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'mwhʾlp' Y / ʾbwcwplʾʾn' ('al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra' in Pahlavi); in 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, ST(abbreviation for the name of the mint Istakhr in Pahlavi). good very fine.

Istakhr was an ancient city in Fars province in Iran.

From morton&eden auction
Condition : Good very fine.

Weight : 3.60 gr
Diameter : 31 mm