Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 33 mm, 3.99 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing the governor Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Amir (circa AH 66 - 72 = AD AD 685 - 691), SK (Sistan), AH 66 = 685/6. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, APDWLACYC Y APDWLA Y AMWRAN ('Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Amir' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah') and 'al-Aziz' in Kufic. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, SK (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 25. SICA I, 366. Very rare. Nicely toned. Light marks, otherwise, good very fine.


This is the only Arab-Sasanian issue to cite the names of the father and grandfather of an Umayyad official: 'Abd al-Aziz, son of Abd Allah, son of Amir.