ISLAMIC. Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan (41-60 AH). Drachm/ Dirham. Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad (54-64 AH). al-Basra.

Obv: Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, "GDE ʾp̄zwt'" ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, "ʾwbytʾlʾ / Y zyyʾtʾn" ('ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad' 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, "bclʾ" ('al-Basra' in Pahlavi).

Album 12.

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 3,40 g.
Diameter: 31 mm.