354, Lot: 734. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (15mm, 0.57 g, 7h). Arab-Sasanian type. Istakhr (Naqš-i Rustam) mint. Struck circa AH 72-95 (AD 691-714). Facing Byzantine-style bust, wearing crown with cross; cross in field above; Sasanian legend around / Large M; cross above, hooked base below; mint name to right. Curiel & Gyselen, Monnaies –; SICA I –; Geyselen Type 27; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album B46 var. (fire altar and attendants on rev.). VF, brown patina. Extremely rare.