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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Umar b. 'Ubaydallah. AH 67-72 / AD 686-691. AR Drachm (31.8mm, 3.81 g, 10h). KLMAN (Kirman) mint. Dated AH 65 (AD 684/5). Countermarked lillah on obverse at 7h. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 637; SICA 1, -; Album 21. Traces of mounting. Good Fine. Rare.
Struck three years before his appointment to the governorship of Fars in AH 68, this rare issue demonstrates that 'Umar. 'Ubaydallah already had authority over specific areas of the East before being sent to Fars.
Struck three years before his appointment to the governorship of Fars in AH 68, this rare issue demonstrates that 'Umar. 'Ubaydallah already had authority over specific areas of the East before being sent to Fars.