AKWLA - 73 AH

ARAB-SASANIAN, BISHR B. MARWAN (governor of Kufa 73-75h) Drachm, AKWLA (Aqola, near Kufa) 73h Obverse: In margin: bismillah – la ilaha illa Allah – wahdahu Muhammad – rasul Allah; before bust, date in Arabic: sanat thalath | wa saba'in Reverse: Fire altar with attendants; Pahlawi mint-signature akwla to left, bbm monogram to right Weight: 3.19g Reference: cf Baldwin's of St James's auction 4, 9 May 2017, lot 101 (with similar legends but with mint signature and monogram transposed). Almost ver...

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