Period
Islamic
Person
al-Ḥajjāj b. Yūsuf, Khusro II
Mint
ART (Ardashīr Khurra) (Islamic)
Denom.
Drachm
Dating
80 AH (= AD 699–700)
Obverse
AFZWT GDH, Bust of Khusraw II facing right, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards, Arabic inscription to right downwards (ruler), earring: three pellet triangle, 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 preceded by one pellet and followed by three pellets
Reverse
HŠTAT / ART, 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) preceded by pellet and followed by pellet, all enclosed within a triple beaded circle, the outer margin plain and divided into four quadrants by stars-and-crescents
