ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.12 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Fasa mint in Darabjird (Fars). Struck AH 54-55 / AD 674-675. Crowned bust right imitating Sasanian king Khosrau II; Pahlavi GDH 'pzwt (may his splendor increase) to left, Pahlavi MYYAWYA AMYR/WYRWYShNYKAN (Mu'awiya, commander of the faithful) to right; all within double ring; pellet-above-star-in-crescents flanking and below (the latter flanked by two groups of three pellets); Pahlavi bism Allah (in the name of God) to lower right / Fire altar with attendants; crescent and star flanking flames, Pahlavi sychl (43 [date]) to left, Pahlavi DAP (mint abbreviation) to right; all within triple ring; star-in-crescents flanking, above, and below; Pahlavi MY monogram to upper left. SICA 1, 269 var. (position of monogram on reverse); Walker, Arab-Sasanian 35 var. (same); Album 14; ICV 4. EF. Rare.
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