1304 | Islamic World

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Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, time of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. Arab-Sasanian type drachma. (Ar. 3.24g/30mm). 60H/679-80 AD BCL = "Basra" (al-Basra) (Album 12). Obv: Sasanian type bust with winged crown facing right, legends in palavhi: on the right it cites the governor: "ʾwbytʾlʾ / Y zyyʾtʾn" ("ʿUbayd Allah son of Ziyad"), on the left: "GDH" (splendor), on the outside of the double border, at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, crescent and star, as well as the Arabic legend: بسم الله ('In the name of Allah'). Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: "BCL" (al-Basra) in palavhi, and on the left year of minting, all within a triple border, on the outside, at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock crescent and star. Good Very Fine. Attractive and scarce example with a coin tone.