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Dating Systems:
AH = Hijri [year 1 = 622/3 AD]
YE = Yazdgard Era [year 1 = 632/3 AD]
PYE = Post-Yazdgard Era [year 1 = 652/3 AD]

| AH to YE and AD date conversion table |
| YE to AH, AD and PYE date conversion table |


Zubayrids

'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph
(680 - 692 AD [AH 60 - 73]) Album 15 - 16


'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr
AR Drachm
Mint: DA+G
Date: YE 54 (685/86 AD)
28 x 30 mm.
3.70 gm.
Album 16 type; SICA Vol. I, 264
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h; pellet above star at 3h, 6h and 9h. Pahlavi legend, bism Allah in margin; E0, B1, RAO=none.
Reverse: Mint name to right; G to right of altar base (DA+G=Jahrum); year 54 to left. Attendants' hands=RR. Star on right.


'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr
AR Drachm
Mint: DA
Date: YE 57 (688/89 AD)
30 mm.
3.55 gm.
SICA I 258
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Bust right, Pahlavi legend; bism Allah in margin. Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h; pellet above star at 3h, 6h and 9h. Pahlavi legend, bism Allah in margin; E0, B0, no crescent.
Reverse: Attendants' hands=RR. "GM" monogram at 11h.
Note: Clipped in 1st quadrant.


'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr
AR Drachm
Mint: DA+GH
Date: YE 60 (691/92 AD)
30 x 29 mm.
4.10 gm.
Album 16 type; SICA Vol. I, -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h; pellet above star at 3h, 6h and 9h. Pahlavi legend, bism Allah in margin; E0, B0, RAO=none.
Reverse: Mint name to right (DA+GH=Jahrum); year 60 to left. Attendants' hands=RR. Star on right.


'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr
AR Drachm
Mint: KRMAN-HPC
Date: 67 AH (686/87 AD)
32 x 31 mm.
3.83 gm.
Album 15 type; SICA Vol. I, - (similar to 313)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Pahlavi legend, bism Allah BPRWY in margin. Pellet triplet at 8h. Countermark 48 at 8h. E0, B0, RAO=crescent. Name written as: APDWLA / Y ZWBYRAN
Reverse: Mint name to right (KRMAN-HPC=sub-mint in Kerman); year 67 to left. Attendants' hands=RR. Trace of pellets at 11:45h and crescent(?) at 12:15h.


'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph
AR Drachm
Mint: DA+G
Date: YE 56 (687/88 AD)
30 mm.
3.51 gm.
Album 16; SICA Vol. I, - (similar to 264).
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Bust right; bism Allah in margin, three pellets to either side of star and crescent at 6h. Star and crescents have extra pellet. E0, B1, no crescent in right field.
Reverse: Attendants' hands=RR; star and crescent reversed. Pahlavi "G" to left of altar base. Pellet (?) within crescent at 9h.

Zubayrid Governors of al-Basra

Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
(circa 686 - 690 AD [AH 67 - 71]) Album 17


Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr
AR Drachm
Mint: KRMAN-AWN
Date: AH 69 (688/89 AD)
26 mm.
2.85 gm. (clipped)
Album 17 type; Walker 206; Mitchiner ACW -; Mitchiner WOI -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Single pellet to either side of star and crescent at 6h. Pahlavi legend; bism Allah Mus'ab in margin; breast ornament: three pellets.
Reverse: Mint name to right (KRMAN-AWN); year 69 to left.

'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah
(686 - 689 AD [AH 67 - 70]) Album 21


'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar
AR Drachm
Mint: WYHC
Date: AH 68 (687/88 AD)
32 x 31 mm.
3.57 gm.
Album 21 type; Walker B.35 (year 69); Mitchiner ACW -; Mitchiner WOI -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Four pellets to right and single pellet to left of star and crescent at 6h. Arabic legend; lillah al-hamd in margin; breast ornament: pellet within annulet.
Reverse: Mint name to right (WYHC) with pellet to either side; year 68 to left. Pellet to either side of altar at bottom.


'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar
AR Drachm
Mint: ART
Date: AH 70 (689/90 AD)
19 x 17 mm.
1.44 gm. (severely clipped)
Album 21 type; SICA 27
Diameter of obverse dotted border=n/a; diameter of reverse border=n/a
Die position=3h
Obverse: Margin missing; E1, B6; hands: LR. Gobl 11/I countermark @ 2h.
Reverse: Mint name to right (ART) with pellet to either side; year 70 to left, pellet before.

Zubayrid Governors of Khurasan

'Abd Allah ibn Khazim
(circa 682 - 692 AD [AH 62 - 72]) Album 19


'Abd Allah ibn Khazim
AR Drachm
Mint: BBA
Date: AH 67 (686/87 AD)
34 mm.
4.07 gm.
Album 19 type; SICA Vol. 1 -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h. Pahlavi legend; bism Allah in margin; breast ornament: three pellets.
Reverse: Mint name to right (BBA); year 67 to left.


'Abd Allah ibn Khazim
AR Drachm
Mint: APRShT
Date: AH 69 (688/89 AD)
34 x 32 mm.
3.93 gm.
Album 19 type; Walker 157; SICA Vol. 1 -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=23 mm.; diameter of reverse border=24 mm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h. Pahlavi legend; bism Allah in margin; breast ornament: three pellets.
Reverse: Mint name to right (APRShT); year 69 to left.

Coinage produced under 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
685 - 705 AD [AH 65 - 86]

Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
(685 - 705 AD [AH 65 - 86]) Album 32


'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
AR Drachm
Mint: DA+P
Date: YE 60 (691/92 AD)
29 mm.
4.07 gm.
Album 32; Walker page 28, C.3; Konsul Meyer 5553 type (same obverse die); Mitchiner ACW 1349v.; Mitchiner WOI -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: Triple pellets on either side of star and crescent at 6h; pellet above star at 3h, 6h and 9h. Pahlavi legend reading: 'Abd al-Malik, Commander of the Faithful; bism Allah in margin. Breast ornament: three pellets.
Reverse: Mint name to right (DA) and to left of altar (P); year 60 to left. Star on right, crescent on left of altar (reversed). Pellet to right of star and crescent at 12h.

Umayyad Governors of al-Basra

Khalid ibn 'Abd Allah
(circa 692 - 694 AD [AH 73 - 75]) Album 24

Umayyad Governors of Khurasan

al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
(circa 694 - 713 AD [AH 75 - 95]) Album 35 - 36 types


al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
AR Drachm
Mint: BYSh
Date: AH 80 (699/700 AD)
30 mm.
3.78 gm.
Album 35.3; SICA Vol. 1, 227
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Name in Arabic (with pellet below the sin in yusuf); lillah al-hamd in margin, followed by two pellets. E1, B6.
Reverse: Mint name to right (BYSh); year 80 to left. Pellet at 7h. Attendants' hands: EL.


al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
AV cast of AR Drachm
Mint: BYSh
Date: AH 79? (698/99 AD)
32 mm.
6.84 gm.
Album 35.1; SICA Vol. 1, 223-224 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Name in Arabic; bism Allah la ilah illa Allah wahdahu muhammad rasul Allah in margin. E1, B0.
Reverse: Mint name to right (BYSh), pellet before; year 79 (?) to left. Attendants' hands: EE. Crescent to right, star to left.
Note: This is a cast forgery (cast from a real coin).

Umayyad Governors of Fars

al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
(circa 694 - 698 AD [AH 75 - 79]) Album 31


al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra
AR Drachm
Mint: TART
Date: AH 75 (694/95 AD)
30 x 28 mm.
3.67 gm.
Album 31 type; SICA Vol. I, 392
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Pellet above star at 3h, 6h and 9h. Pahlavi legend, bism Allah followed by triple pellets; FRAWZAT in margin. E1, B1, RAO=none.
Reverse: Mint name to right (TART=Tawwaj) followed by pellet; year 75 to left. Attendants' hands=EE.


al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
AR Drachm
Mint: BYSh
Date: AH 76 (695/96 AD)
31 mm.
3.88 gm.
Album 31; SICA Vol. I, 211
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Bust right; bism Allah in margin, four pellets following. E1, B6, no crescent in right field. "MW" monogram at 7h.
Reverse: Attendants' hands=EE; star and crescent normal. Pellet before mint name.


al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
AR Drachm
Mint: BYSh
Date: AH 76 (695/96 AD)
31 mm.
3.48 gm.
Album 31; SICA Vol. I, 211
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Bust right; bism Allah in margin, four pellets following. E1, B6, no crescent in right field. "MW" monogram at 7h.
Reverse: Attendants' hands=EE; star and crescent normal. Pellet before mint name.


al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
AR Drachm
Mint: ST
Date: AH 78 (697/98 AD)
31 x 33 mm.
3.81 gm.
Album 31; SICA Vol. I -
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Bust right; bism Allah in margin, four pellets following. E3 (?), B4, no crescent in right field. "MW" monogram at 7h.
Reverse: Attendants' hands=EE; star and crescent normal. Pellet before and after mint name.
Note: Stars on both sides have elongated rays touching the crescents.

Kharijites

al-Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a
(circa 688 - 698 AD [AH 69 - 79]) Album 33

'Atiya ibn al-Aswad
(circa 690 - 696 AD [AH 71 - 76]) Album 28; only in Kirman province

Anonymous Kharijite issues
(circa 694 - 695 AD [AH 75]) Album 34; struck at ART, year AH 75 only

Umayyad Governors of Sistan

'Abd Allah ibn Umayya
(circa 694 - 697 AD [AH 74 - 77]) Album 30

al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
(circa 694 - 713 AD [AH 75 - 95]) Album 35 - 36 types

'Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakra
(circa 698 - 699 AD [AH 79 - 80]) Album 37


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