ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.98 g, 3h). Khosrau type. SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated AH 48 in Pahlavi (AD 668/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; rabbi and bismillah in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I 358-62; Walker, Arab-Sasanian 25; Album 5; ICV 2. EF, toned.
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