ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Suleiman ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 96-99 / AD 715-717. Pashiz Bronze, Arab-Sasanian type, mint illegible, AH 97 = 715/6. Draped bust wearing earrings and an unusual hairdress facing; to left, ‘lwb’k’, i.e. ‘rawāg’ (‘current’ in Pahlavi); to right, illegible mint name in Pahlavi. Rev. Pahlavi legend in four lines, consisting of an illegible word (name of the governor?), followed by ‘ŠNT / 90 / 7’, i.e. ‘sāl 97’ (‘Year 97’ in Pahlavi). Album 49K. Gyselen 89. (1.81gm, 17mm) Extremely rare. Slightly rough, otherwise, very fine.