278, Lot: 175. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOCAL ISSUES, Sindh. Gurjura Confederacy. Circa AD 570-712. AR Drachm (23mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking. Göbl,
Dokumente Em. 292; Mitchiner,
Non-Islamic 215; Sunrise 1043. Near VF, scratches.
Although the above cited specimens are all in silver, the current coin appears to have at least a hint of gold content.