252, Lot: 362. Estimate $400. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.90 g, 9h). Struck in the name and types of Husrav (Khosrau) II. AYL (Susa?) mint. Dated YE 37 (AD 668). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right,
bismillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I -; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian I.6; Album 4. Near VF. Rare mint.