ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. Caliph, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (26mm, 2.21 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. In the name and types of Yazdgird III. NAL (Narmashir?) mint. Immobilized date of YE 20 = AH 31 (AD 652/3) and later. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; jayyid (in Arabic) in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 902–3 var. (star and crescent reversed); Album 2; ICV 1. Clipped flan, small bend at edge, a few marks. VF. Very rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 473 (29 July 2020), lot 484.