Silver Drahm of al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, Uncertain, 79 H. 1953.9.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1953.9.1

Obverse: l. of portrait AFZWT GDH; r. al-Hajjaj/ b. Yusuf (Arabic); marg., 3:00 to 6:00: bism Allah, quadrangle of points - Khusraw portrait;breast ornament circle and point

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Reverse: l., nawhftat (79); r., BYSh (Bishapur) - fire altar

Physical Description

Axis: 9
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.874
- Diameter (in mm): 29
SerialNumber: 150.00
Series: Arab-Sasanian

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date: 699
Denomination: Drahm
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf
- State: Umayyad Caliphate
Geographic
- Region: Mashriq
- Region: Fars Sabur
- Place of Production: Uncertain
Reverse
- MintMark: BYSh

References

Citation: MN 7, 47
Reference: BMCArabSas.267
Reference: Album.A35-36

Administrative History

Identifier: 1953.9.1
Lot: 1953.9
Department: Islamic
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

2nd known (GCM note); diff. dies from BM specimen.

Subjects

Category: Umayyads--Arab-Sasanian--Main Series--AR
Event: 14th Century of Islam exh., 1982-3, 66i

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

Silver Drahm of al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, Uncertain, 79 H. 1953.9.1

Physical Description

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Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Description

Subjects

Rights