Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. Pashiz (Bronze, 18 mm, 2.79 g), Arab-Sasanian type, Susa, circa AH 80-90 = AD 700-710. Long-haired, bearded and draped male bust facing; around, FZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi). Rev. Legend in Pahlawi, probably in three lines. Album -. Gyselen -. Apparently unique and unpublished save for its previous auction appearance. The reverse struck somewhat off center and with two minor flan cracks, otherwise, about very fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Pars Coins E-Auction 8, 31 August 2020, 319.