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Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad (Ibn al-Ash'ath). AH 80-84 / AD 700-3. AR Drachm (30.3mm, 4.11g, 9h). KRMAN-HPYC (Khabis) mint. Dated AH 83 / AD 702/3. Obverse margin: - / bismillah / RWBAK RYWY (?) / -Malek 726. Cleaned. EF. Rare.
The Pahlawi phrase in the third quadrant of the obverse margin is not fully understood. The first word is evidently ravag, 'current'; it has been suggested that the second may be a toponym, but it is difficult to reconcile this with the mint-name on the reverse and other explanations are possible.
The Pahlawi phrase in the third quadrant of the obverse margin is not fully understood. The first word is evidently ravag, 'current'; it has been suggested that the second may be a toponym, but it is difficult to reconcile this with the mint-name on the reverse and other explanations are possible.