ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Farroxzād. Sub-ruler under al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, circa AH late 60s-late 70s / AD late 680s-late 690s. Æ Pashiz (22mm, 0.50 g, 5h). Arab-Sasanian type. Ardaxšir-Xvarrah mint. Undated issue.

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Lot: 488. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Farroxzād. Sub-ruler under al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, circa AH late 60s-late 70s / AD late 680s-late 690s. Æ Pashiz (22mm, 0.50 g, 5h). Arab-Sasanian type. Ardaxšir-Xvarrah mint. Undated issue. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right / Sēnmurv left. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 1364–6; Gyselen 2; Album –; ICV 58. Dark brown/black patina. VF.

For a recent discussion on the identity of this ruler, see K. Gholami, “On the Chronology and Coinage of Two Iranian Lords in the Umayyad Territories” in DABIR 1/4 (2017), pp. 40–9.

Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 12:42:20 ET.

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