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ARAB SASANIAN: Al-Muhallab Ibn Abi Sufra (694-698), AR Dirham (3.51g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH 76. "bism

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ARAB SASANIAN: Al-Muhallab Ibn Abi Sufra (694-698), AR Dirham (3.51g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH 76.  bism
ARAB SASANIAN: Al-Muhallab Ibn Abi Sufra (694-698), AR Dirham (3.51g), BYSh (Bishapur), AH 76. "bism Allah" (in the name of Allah) and unread Pahlavi word in obverse margin. A-31. Very fine.

Al-Muhallab Ibn Abi Sufra, originally from Dibba (modern-day UAE-Oman), first served under caliph Mu'awiya and had participated in many campaigns, including in South Asia, Khorasan, and Northwestern Iran. Al-Muhallab also joined 'Abd Allah Ibn Al-Zubayr in his rebellion against the Umayyads.