273, Lot: 509. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid II ibn Yazid. AH 125-126 / AD 743-744. AR Dirhem (24mm, 2.87 g, 8h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 126 (AD 743/4). Klat 719.a; Album 138. VF, toned. Rare.

Although Wasit struck under al-Walid II, Yazid III, and Ibrahim for this year, issues can be definitely attributed based on the number of annulets in the margin (5 in this case).