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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite (Azarqite) governor in Kirman, circa AH 70-77 / AD 689-697. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.70 g, 6h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN-NAT' mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah wali al-amr in Arabic and nat Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 781; Album 28; ICV 29. Deposits, edge flaw. EF. Rare.

From the HC Collection. Ex Ponterio 134 (22 April 2005). lot 1511.