278, Lot: 459. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Umayyad Caliphate. Anonymous. Æ Pashiz (17mm, 0.62 g, 2h). No mint (Bīshāpūr). No date. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “benediction” in Arabic before; circle border / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; “In the name of God” in Arabic to left, “God is my Lord” in Arabic to right; circle border. Gyselen 66.10 (this coin). Near VF, brown surfaces, lamination flaw on obverse.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection. Ex F. Gurnet Collection.