Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Pashiz (Bronze, 20 mm, 0.58 g, 3 h), citing Abdallah, ART (Ardashir-Khurra), circa AH 60s-80s = AD 680s-700s. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, PDWL ('Abdallah' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah') in Kufic. Rev. Sasanian fire altar flanked by two attendants; in the field to left, illegible legend; in the field to right, traces of legend, probably ART (the name of the mint in Pahlawi). Gyselen 101. Very rare. Corroded, otherwise, very fine.