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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. AR Drachm (31.4mm, 3.40 g, 3h). YZ (Yazd) mint. Dated AH 81 (AD 700/1). Obverse margin: - / • bismillah / MNSWL / - / Governor's name in Arabic. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 1321; SICA 1, 493 (same dies); Album 35.2. Smoothed in reverse margin between 8h and 10h. VF. Rare.
The Pahlawi word in the third quadrant of the obverse margin is the name Mansur. It is now generally accepted that this is a personal name rather than a title meaning 'victorious'.
The Pahlawi word in the third quadrant of the obverse margin is the name Mansur. It is now generally accepted that this is a personal name rather than a title meaning 'victorious'.