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Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Anonymous Kharijite issue. AR Drachm (30.8mm, 3.95g, 12h). ART (Ardashir Khurra) mint. Dated AH 75 / AD 694/5. Obverse margin: - / bismillah / la hukm illa lillah / -. Before bust, in place of governor's name: LWYTW DATWBR / BLA YYZTW ('There is no justice except from God'); pellet in field behind right shoulder. Malek 92. Cleaned. Near EF. Extremely rare.
Instead of a personal name, this issue carries a Middle Persian translation of the Arabic slogan in the obverse margin. It has been suggested that this short-lived issue was produced by the adherents of Qatari b, al-Fuja'a before he added his own name to the coinage later in this year.
Instead of a personal name, this issue carries a Middle Persian translation of the Arabic slogan in the obverse margin. It has been suggested that this short-lived issue was produced by the adherents of Qatari b, al-Fuja'a before he added his own name to the coinage later in this year.