Silver Dirham (Arab Sasanian Type)

Location: mint: Basra

Dimensions: 3.87g; 32mm

Accession Number: AR 7

Other Notes:

Obverse: Sasanian bust facing right; to right downwards, a legend in Pehlevi, awbytala y-zyyatan (‘Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad); to left downwards: afzut/ gdh (‘may kingship increase’); marginal inscription beginning at 4:00, clockwise: bism Allah followed by three points.

Reverse: fire altar flanked by two attendants with the date hftpnja downwards to left and the mint name bjra downwards to right.