CNG 102, Lot: 1254. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Ibn al-Ash'ath. Rebel, AH 80-84 / AD 699-704. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.94 g, 4h). Arab-Sasanian type. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I 371 var. (AH date); Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 38; ICV 52. Near EF, areas of toning, some silver deposits.