Minting authority
Umayyad
Ruler
Anonymous
(after 651 CE)
Denomination
Drachm
(Silver)
Mint
Sakastan (Sistan, Iran)
Obverse
Crowned bust modelled on the last Sasanian king Yazdgerd III (632–651 CE); Pehlevi inscription "Yazdgerd, who has increased the royal glory", in the margin Arabic inscription "In the name of God"
Reverse
Fire altar with two attendants; Pehlevi inscription "(Year) 20 (= immobile year of the reign of Yazdgerd) – SK (= Sakastan)"
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