★ Very Rare Arab-Sasanian 'Facing Bust' ★

ARAB-SASANIAN, Umayyad Caliphate. AH 75-95 / AD 694-713. Pashiz (Bronze, 19 mm, 0.51 g, 7 h), Bishapur mint. al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Umayyad governor. Facing Sasanian-style bust; to left, GDH monogram and ’pzwt in Pahlavi; to right, hc’cywsp’n in Pahlavi. Rev. Horse standing right; above in two lines, pylwc’/’p’d in Pahlavi. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 62; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album –; ICV –. Very rare. Somewhat rough surfaces as typical for this issue, otherwise, good fine.