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Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous Yazdgard III ty

Arab-Sasanian, Anonymous Yazdgard III type c.651 - 665 AD. AR Drachm. "Frozen" Year 20 YE. 'SK' Mint. 2.94g. Bust rt. wearing elaborate head-dress, "bism Allah" in margin. / Fire altar; two attendants holding swords, facing. Star to left, crescent to right. Four crescents containing stars outside triple border. Album 1; Mitchiner ACW 1342; Mitchiner WOI 22. Nice VF. These types bear the immobilized 'year 20' of Yazdgard III ('Yazdgard Era' year 20=651 AD=AH 31), and are believed to have been struck for about 15 years. This is the earliest dated Islamic coin.

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