Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Bishr b. Marwan. fl. AH 73-75 / AD 692-694. AR Drachm (31.3mm, 3.96 g, 3h). ‘Caliph Orans’ type. AKWLA (Aqola, near Kufa) mint. Dated AH 74 (AD 693/4). Obverse margin: DYN / bismillah Muhammad / rasul Allah / — / / Reverse field: Standing bearded figure facing, wearing long elaborate robe, star to left and crescent to right of his head, flanked by two smaller figures wearing plain robes, their heads turned to face the central figure; date (in Pahlawi numerals) to left, mint to right. Treadwell, Orans Drachms A5-A6; Malek, Arab-Sasanian 13 var. (without DYN in obverse margin); SICA 1, p. 28; Album 27.1. EF, cleaned and with minor porosity but a splendid example of this extremely rare issue.




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