Unknown Islamic Silver Coin

My thoughts too. It's a fair bit older than 1195 AD (Think 750-900 AD, more or less) and is based on a copy of a Sassanian Persian coin from 450-650 AD. The first image actually has the face visible, if you rotate the image so the crack is on top. Pretty nice condition, too; the details are bold.

Beaten to the punch! Yes, these are a branch of the Indo-Sassanian family, being made by the Pratiharas and/or Palas in about the 8th or 9th century. The curly shapes in front of the bust are extremely stylized early nagari Sri Ha, which doesn't mean much (specifically, it means Venerable H.) Here is a sketch (not sure of the source) to approximate the entire die:



Note that whoever made that was taking an educated guess: it is missing the orb above the hat, the wings, the hair bun and decorations behind the head, the symbol above "Sri" and some decorative markings above the flame.

I have a little assortment of these; they are quite common but never come fully struck. Here is a very early (also very rare) iteration that is worn, but easier to identify as a face: