Minting authority
Umayyad
Ruler
‛Ubaidallah bin Ziyad
(around 673/74 – 686/87 CE)
Denomination
Drachm
(Silver)
Mint
Basra (Iraq)
Obverse
Crowned bust modelled on the Sasanian king Khusro II (591–628 CE); Pehlevi inscription "‛Ubaidallah, son of Ziyad, who has increased the royal glory", in the margin Arabic inscription "In the name of God"
Reverse
Sasanian fire altar with two attendants; Pehlevi inscription "(Year) 60 – BCRA (= Basra)"
Notes
from the year 60 AH (= 679/80)
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