ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Pashiz (Bronze, 21 mm, 3.70 g, 1 h), DA (Darabjird), AH 68 = AD 687/8. Sasanian style bust to right; behind and before head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic) and MN (in Pahlawi). Rev. Bearded figure standing facing, placing both hands on sword in front of him; to left, name of the mint in Pahlawi and to right, date in Pahlawi. Älbum 45.1. Gyselen, type 12 var. (reverse legends interchanged). Rare. Two edge cracks, otherwise, good fine.

From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, Leu Web Auction 16, 22-24 May 2021, 4288.