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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 24887690, member: 81887&quot;][ATTACH=full]1598535[/ATTACH] </p><p>Arab-Sasanian (Umayyad Caliphate).&nbsp; Darabgard mint.&nbsp; AR drachm.&nbsp; Ziyad ibn Abi Sufjan (665-674 CE/45-55 AH), dated 43 AH (frozen date).&nbsp; Obverse: Sassanian-Style bust copying Khusro II, name before; in margin &quot;Bism Allah&quot; (&quot;in the name of God&quot;).&nbsp; Reverse: Copy of Sasanian reverse with fire-altar and two attendants, to right mintmark DA, to left date 43.&nbsp; Album 8.&nbsp; This coin: Pars Coins Auction 44, lot 253 (December 18, 2023).</p><p><br /></p><p>Ziyad ibn Abi Sufjan was born in a small town near Mecca in 622 CE (1 AH).&nbsp; He was born illegitimate, to an unknown father (indeed, his name &quot;Ziyad ibn Abi&quot; means &quot;Ziyad, son of his father&quot;).&nbsp; Despite this disadvantage, his talents were recognized early, and shortly after arriving in the newly founded city of Basra in southern Iraq, began working as a scribe for the city&#039;s governor.&nbsp; He continued at Basra, gaining responsibility, until he was appointed by the Caliph Ali as governor of Fars Province in Persia in 658.&nbsp; When Ali was assassinated in 661 by Mu&#039;awiya (founder of the Umayyad Caliphate), Ziyad officially maintained his loyalty to Ali for over a year before finally acknowledging Mu&#039;awiya&#039;s rule.&nbsp; (Despite this, Ziyad would go on to&nbsp; distinguish himself in his zeal for fighting against the adherents of Ali, and was even accused of cruelty against them.)&nbsp; Mu&#039;awiya would grant Ziyad the governorship of an expanded province of Basra, which would include the entire eastern half of the Caliphate.&nbsp; Ziyad proved a very able administrator and soldier, and helped establish firmer central control over the eastern regions of the Caliphate.&nbsp; He was noted for the quality of his speeches, which managed to be both eloquent and direct.&nbsp; His administration of justice is generally considered fair (though partisans of Ali would disagree).&nbsp; Ziyad died in 673.&nbsp; Five of his sons would go on to hold governorships.&nbsp; Overall, he is considered one of the most important of the early governors of the Umayyad Caliphate.&nbsp; His coins are fairly common within the Arab-Sasanian series, this is the first example in my collection.&nbsp; Please post whatever related coins you have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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