Arab-Sassanian Coin, Sijistān, Minted In 89 AH / 708 CE
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Assalamu ʿalaykum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu:
Anonymous Arab-Sassanian coin minted in 89 AH.
Date
82 AH / 701 CE.
Contents
Obverse field: Typical late Arab-Sassanian bust, anonymous. Obverse margin: MY (Pahlavi) / bism Allāh / al-ʿizza lillāh ("In the name of God. Unto God belongs the honour").
Reverse field: Typical Arab-Sassanian fire-altar with attendants with mint (Sijistān).
Comments
Weight = 4.0 gms.
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Bastām was the deputy governor of Ibn al-Ashʿath.
Location
Not known. Sold in an auction in Germany.
References
[1] No references available.
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