ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Pashiz (Bronze, 22 mm, 2.07 g, 6 h), Arab-Sasanian type, Kawād-Xwarrah. Sasanian-style draped bust facing, wearing Khosrau II’s elaborate winged mural crown; to left and right, ‘[GDE] – ʾp̄zwt'’, i.e. ‘xwarrah abzūd’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi). Rev. Bust of the goddess Anāhitā facing with nimbus of flames; to left, illegible legend (date?) in Pahlavi; to right, ‘kwʾt GDE’, i.e. ‘Kawād Xwarrah’. Album -. Gyselen -. Apparently unique. Rough and with numerous scratches, otherwise, fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.