689 AD., Arab Sasanian, Zubayrid Governors of al-Basra, 'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar, Bishapur mint, Drachm.
Arab Sasanian, Umayyad Dynasty, Zubayrid Governors of al-Basra, 'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar (686-689 AD / AH 67-70), BYS-mint (Bishapur in Fars), 70 AH = 689 AD.,
Drachm (31-33 mm / 3,85 g), Khusru II type, diameter of obverse dotted border = 22 mm.; diameter of reverse border = 22 mm,
Obv.: bust facing, head right, wearing tiara (winged crown) surmounted by star and crescent, inside double dotted-border, crescent with star at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, Arabic legends in fields inside border; between 1 and four dots: Arabic legend " لله الØمد " ("lillah al-hamd") in margin; breast ornament: pellet within annulet.
Rev.: two attendants flanking a flaming altar, crescents on their heads, star and crescent beside flames, all inside triple dotted-border, crescent with star at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, mint name to right (BYS) with pellet at start; year 69 to left. Pellet to either side of altar at bottom.
Walker Arab-Sassanian 198 .
Governor 'Umar Bin 'Ubayd Allah 67-70AH/686-689AD. First a partisan of al-Zubayr, later a governor of 'Abd al-Malik.