Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Pashiz (Bronze, 18 mm, 0.72 g, 1 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing the governor Kahlid ibn 'Abbad, Tanbuk, circa AH 80 = AD 700. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust facing; to left, 'AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); to right, 'Khalid ibn Abbad' ('in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants; in field to left, illegible legend in Pahlawi; in field to right, name of the mint (TNBK or TNBT in Pahlawi). Album N42. Gyselen 58. Extremely rare. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, fair.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 37, 11 June 2020, 2149.