176, Lot: 287. Estimate $100. Sold for $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Uncertain period (pre-reform). AH 41-77 / AD 661-697. Æ 18mm (0.54 g, 3h). Ardashir-Khurra mint. Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; “xvarrh”? in Pahlavi to right / Facing angel with wings displayed, holding sword, “apzwd” to left, mint to right. Gyselen -. VF, brown surfaces. Very rare and excellent for issue.