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Arabic inscription on silver coins from Persia

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Silver coins from Persia

Persia (Iran), 696-698 A.D.

These coins were issued by the Muslim Governor in Persia and show the Sasanian emperor Khusrau II. The Zoroastrian fire altar appears on the back. The Islamic proclamation of faith, 'In the name of God, there is no god but God alone, Muhammad is the Messenger of God', is added to the margin.

Silver drachm coins of Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, with a portrait of the Sasanian king Khusrau II

Silver coins from Persia
Taken on  Friday 14th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  696-698 A.D.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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