Lot 203

Arab Sasanian Coinage (Islamic pre-reform coinage), Ubayd Allah Ibn Ziyad (60-73 AH / 680-92 CE), Silver Dirham, 3.92 gms, 31.03 mm, BCLA (Basra) Mint, AH 58 (677 / 678 CE), Obverse: Sasanian style King’s Bust facing right, title of Ubayd Allah in front in Pahlavi, BismAllah (transl. in the name of Allah) in Kufic in the outer obverse margin at 3-6 o clock followed by three pellets, Reverse: Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two attendants, Mint name BCLA (Basra, Iraq) in Pahlavi with a pellet before the mint signature on the right and date 58 AH in Pahlavi HShTPWChA to the left, Walker, Arab-Sasanian # 79, Album # 12, choice very fine, very scarce.