Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AD 685-705). Dirham BYŠ (Bishapur)/ AH 68 = AD 687/8.

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Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AD 685-705). Dirham BYŠ (Bishapur)/ AH 68 = AD 687/8. #1.2

Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AD 685-705). Dirham BYŠ (Bishapur)/ AH 68 = AD 687/8. #2.1

79. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (3.85g/ 32mm), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor ʿUmar ibn ʿUbayd Allah (AH 67-72 / AD 686-691), BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 68 = AD 687/8.

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 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).

Album 21. Good very fine.

Era

Before 1400

Culture/region

Umayyad Caliphate

Ruler

temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (AD 685-705)

Year/Period and Variation

BYŠ (Bishapur)/ AH 68 = AD 687/8.

Denomination

Dirham

Precious metals

Condition