Islamic coin – HCR10201

Obverse

Inscription:

AFZWT GDH / ATYYA Y ASWDAN

Design:

Bust of Khusraw II facing right, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards, Pahlavi inscription to right downwards (ruler), earring: illegible, breast ornamentation: three pellet triangle, enclosed by double beaded circle, margin in four quadrants separated by star-and-crescents, Arabic inscription clockwise in second quadrant

Reverse

Inscription:

SHFTAT / KRMAN-NAR

Design:

Zoroastrian fire altar centre, with two attendants right and left standing facing, at the top of the flames rising from the altar, on the left a small star and on the right a small crescent, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards (date), Pahlavi inscription to right downwards (mint), all enclosed within a triple beaded circle, the outer margin plain and divided into four quadrants by stars and crescents

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Umayyad Caliphate

Reign

‘Abd al-Malik

Person

‘Aṭiya b. al-Aswad (governor) , Khusro II

Mint

KRMAN-NAR (Kirmān) (Islamic)

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

77 AH (= AD 696–697)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.67

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.6

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

6/1970

Source

Mr. H Weber

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1970.

Translation (obverse)

may His glory increase / ‘Aṭiya b. al-Aswad

Script (obverse)

Pahlavi

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ولي الامر

Transliteration (obverse)

bism allāh walī al-amr

Translation (obverse)

in the nam of God, possessor of the command

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

77 AH / KRMAN - NAR

Script (reverse)

Pahlavi

Reference

SICA 1 : 327

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher