182, Lot: 285. Estimate $100. Sold for $116. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.98 g, 4h). Arab-Sasanian type. BYS (Bishapur) mint; ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubayd Allah, governor. Dated AH 70 = AD 689. Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; bismillah between single pellet and four pellets in margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint name to right. SICA I 174; Album 21. VF.