Islamic, Arab Sasanian with Yazdgird (Yazdgard) III. AD 632-651. AR Drachm. Earliest Islamic Issue Rare
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Arab Sasanian with Yazdgird (Yazdgard) III. AD 632-651. AR Drachm.
32.764mm 3.97gm. SK Sistan/Sijistan
mint. Dated frozen YE 20 (AH 30/1 / AD 651/2).
mint. Dated frozen YE 20 (AH 30/1 / AD 651/2).
Crowned Sasanian-style bust
right bism allāh in margin Fire altar flanked by attendants star and
crescent flanking flames. Earliest Islamic Issue with Religious Legend in Arabic=frozen date.
right bism allāh in margin Fire altar flanked by attendants star and
crescent flanking flames. Earliest Islamic Issue with Religious Legend in Arabic=frozen date.
Walker (A Catalogue of the Arab-Sassanian Coins in the British Museump.4:3). Album 1.
About extremely fine lightly toned.
Generally considered to be the
earliest definitive Islamic issue i.e. with With Bism Allah in Arabic.
earliest definitive Islamic issue i.e. with With Bism Allah in Arabic.