Minting authority
Umayyad
Ruler
‛Abdallah bin Khazim
(around 664/65 – 692/93 CE)
Denomination
Drachm
(Silver)
Mint
Merv (Turkmenistan)
Obverse
Crowned bust modelled on the Sasanian king Khusro II (591–628 CE); Pehlevi inscription "‛Abdallah, son of Khazim, 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) 66 – MLWY (= Merv)"
Notes
from the year 66 AH (= 685/86 CE)
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