274, Lot: 471. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. 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 (34mm, 2.72 g, 9h). Struck in the name of Salm ibn Ziyad, Governor of Khurasan, circa AH 61-65 (AD 680-684). Marw mint. Dated AH 69 (AD 688/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right, Bismillah in margin; c/m: forepart of winged animal right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, date and mint to left and right. SICA I -; Album 18; for c/m: Göbl, Dokumente KM 3. Good VF, some die breaks in field.