Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid II ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 101-105 / AD 720-724. Pashiz (Bronze, 22 mm, 4.00 g, 9 h), Arab Sasanian type, citing Farroxzad, GOR (Gur), probably AH 104 = AD 722/3. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, PLHWZ'T ('Farroxzad' in Pahlawi). Rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants; to right, GOR (mint name in Pahlawi); to left, date; all within triple circle. Gyselen 16. Some deposits and with light cleaning scratches, otherwise, good fine.


From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.