176, Lot: 273. Estimate $100. Sold for $92. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.96 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated YE 53 = AH 64/5 (AD 684/5). Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; caliphal title in legend; pellets ending each star in crescent; triple pellets flanking lowest crescent; bismillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; pellets flanking mint. SICA I 256; Album 16. VF, a few scratches, chipped flan.