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Auction 12 11 January 2015
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Arab-Sassanian. Yazdgard Type. Year 20 (frozen, c. AH 31-45 or 651-665 AD). Drachm, 3.69g (3h). Obv: Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh in margin. Rx: Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Album 1. SICA 1, 353. VF/EF
Ex FILL INEx Helianthus annuus Collection. Ex J. P. Righetti Collection, 90
This type is generally considered to be the earliest indisputably Islamic coin. Most of the coins bear the "frozen" date year 20, which is believed to have been struck without change over a 15-year period. They bear the portrait of the Sassasian ruler, Yazdgard, with the addition of the Islamic words bism Allah (In the name of Allah). The term Arab-Sassasian is a convenient description for such Islamic coins with Arabic and/or Pehlevi legends, but Sassasian types and denominations. These coins were issued by the Arabs who assumed the government of the Sassanian provinces after the overthrow of the monarchy. Yazdgard III, the last Sassanian monarch, was assassinated in 651 AD near Merv
Ex FILL INEx Helianthus annuus Collection. Ex J. P. Righetti Collection, 90
This type is generally considered to be the earliest indisputably Islamic coin. Most of the coins bear the "frozen" date year 20, which is believed to have been struck without change over a 15-year period. They bear the portrait of the Sassasian ruler, Yazdgard, with the addition of the Islamic words bism Allah (In the name of Allah). The term Arab-Sassasian is a convenient description for such Islamic coins with Arabic and/or Pehlevi legends, but Sassasian types and denominations. These coins were issued by the Arabs who assumed the government of the Sassanian provinces after the overthrow of the monarchy. Yazdgard III, the last Sassanian monarch, was assassinated in 651 AD near Merv