Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.18 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Salm ibn Ziyad, governor of Khorasan. MRW (Merv) mint. Dated AH 64 in Pahlavi (AD 683/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; in outer margin, bismillah with triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 841; Album 18; ICV –. Find patina and deposits, cleaning marks, holed for suspension. VF.

From the HC Collection.