Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1354. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. BI Drachm (3.31 g, 3h). Sears class IV, AH 138-200 / AD 755-805. Murad, official in eastern Sistan. Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; “murad”, bismallah, and “rabbi” in margins / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; pseudo-date to left, pseudo-mint name to right. Göbl, Dokumente 296; Album 87. VF, toned, holed and plugged. Very rare.