278, Lot: 470. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Umayyad Caliphate. Farrroxzād ī Gušn-anōšān. Æ Pashiz (25mm, 3.32 g, 5h). Dasht Barin (DŠT) mint. Dated YE 64? (AH 76/7 / AD 695/6). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Farrroxzād son of Gušnanōš” in Pahlavi before; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock / Fire altar with attendants flanking; “64”(?) in Pahlavi to left, “dšt” in Pahlavi to right; triple circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock. Gyselen 53.7 (this coin). Fine, brown patina, light roughness. Scarce.

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