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278, Lot: 471. Estimate $200.
Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Umayyad Caliphate. Farrroxzād ī Gušn-anōšān. Æ Pashiz (25mm, 2.70 g, 1h). 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. Near VF, rough brown surfaces. Scarce.


From the J. P. Righetti Collection. Ex Peus 363 (26 April 2000), lot 5587.