Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Dirham (Silver, 33 mm, 4.00 g, 3 h), Khosrau 'lilah' type, DA (Darabjird), YE 30 = AH 42 = AD 662/3. Draped bust of Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, HWSRWD ('Khosrau' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'lilah' ('For Allah' 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, DA (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 6. About extremely fine.


The year 30 on the reverse probably stands for Yazdgard years and not Hijri years.