Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 29 mm, 3.00 g, 4 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan (AH 44-54 = AD 665-673), BN (unlocated mint, somewhere in the Kirman province), AH 52 = AD 671/2. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, ZYYAT Y / ABWSPYYAN ('Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic) and 'Rabbi' ('My Lord' 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, BN (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 8. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 224. SICA I, -, Walker, Arab-Sasanian, -. A rare mint. Minor nicks, otherwise, very fine.