Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 27 mm, 2.82 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Muqatil ibn Misma' (AH 72-73 = AD 691-692), BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 73 = AD 692/3. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, MWKATIL Y MSMAAN ('Muqatil ibn Misma' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic) and 'Bakriya' (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, BYŠ (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 22. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 472. Rare. Light deposits, otherwise, about very fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Nuqud Gallery E-Auction 1, 11 January 2020, 6.

'Bakriya' refers to Muqati'ls tribe in Arabia, the Bakr ibn Wa'il.