View source for Iran-Arab Sasanian AH76 1 drachm DA mint

[[Image:SAS-ARAB_076AH_1drachm-DA_SA-lot80-A31-18May2013-USD170.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy Steve Album]]
The Arabs overran the Sasanian Empire in the 650’s and established Islamic dominance over most of the territory. The Arab capital at the time was Medina, but the caliph (Umar I) left most of the local governments to manage as before, asking only allegiance to the new order. As a result, Persian coinage continued much as before, despite the Muslim prohibition against ‘graven images’. Initially, issues were anomymous, but eventually identified Umayyad governors. After the coinage reform of ‘Abd al-Malik I in 685 AD, the Sasanian imitations ceased and subsequent Islamic issues possessed only script. 

The specimen shown was lot 80 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$200.60. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"ARAB-SASANIAN: al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra, ca. 694-698, AR drachm, DA (Darabjird), AH76, lovely bold strike, EF."</blockquote> 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.11g, silver.

''Catalog reference:'' A-31.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Album, Stephen. ''Checklist of Islamic Coins.''  Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen. ''Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16''. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
* Mitchiner, Michael. ''Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam''. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications. 

''Link to:''
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian YE35 (AH46) 1 drachm AW mint|YE35 (AH46) 1 drachm AW mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian AH49 1 drachm BYSh mint|AH49 1 drachm BYSh mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian AH65 1 drachm DShT mint|AH65 1 drachm DShT mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian AH64 1 drachm MRW mint|AH64 1 drachm MRW mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian YE56 (AH67) 1 drachm DA+G mint|YE56 (AH67) 1 drachm DA+G mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian AH70 1 drachm BYSh mint|AH70 1 drachm BYSh mint]]
* [[Iran-Arab Sasanian YE65 (AH76) 1 drachm DA+P mint|YE65 (AH76) 1 drachm DA+P mint]]
* return to coins of [[Iran]]

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