Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, drachm, DA-P (Fasa) 71YE = 83h, obv., Pahlawi mn in third quadrant of margin, triplet of pellets on breast points upwards, 3.84g (Malek 511), very fine and very rare. The Pahlawi letters mn in the obverse margin were explained by al-‘Ush as an abbreviation for ‘Mansur,’ meaning ‘Victorious.’ He further noted that this coin was struck in the year when al-Hajjaj recaptured Darabjird from the rebel ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, which might explain why al-Hajjaj’s name is rendered not in Arabic but in Pahlawi, as on the coins struck there by ‘Abd al-Rahman in the previous year by.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 2000
Price realized | 1'200 GBP 1 bid |
Starting price | 1'200 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |