Islamic Coins
Arab-Sasanian, Bishr b. Marwan (fl. 73-75h), silver drachm, Caliph Orans type, BJRA (al-Basra) 75h, Sasanian portrait bust r. with name in Pahlavi and marginal legend in Kufic, rev. portrait of the caliph in praying position, flanked by two attendants in Arab dress, wt. 4.26gms. (A.27.1; SICA 1.107), lightly toned, good very fine, rare
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Arab-Sasanian, Bishr b. Marwan (fl. 73-75h), silver drachm, Caliph Orans type, BJRA (al-Basra) 75h, Sasanian portrait bust r. with name in Pahlavi and marginal legend in Kufic, rev. portrait of the caliph in praying position, flanked by two attendants in Arab dress, wt. 4.26gms. (A.27.1; SICA 1.107), lightly toned, good very fine, rare
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