Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 3.62 g, 9 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Abd-Allah ibn Umayya (AH 75-77 = AD 695-697), SK (Sijistan), AH 77= AD 696/7. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, PDWL Y / WMYY'N ('Abd-Allah ibn Umayya' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic) and 'al-izza lillah' ('The Glory belongs to Allah' 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, SK (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 30. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 1014. A very rare date. Minor flan crack and with light deposits, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 25, 19 May 2016, 98 and ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 367, 27 January 2016, 626.