282, Lot: 404. Estimate $150. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Arab-Sasanian coinage. Abd al-Rahmān ibn Muhammad. Governor, fl. AH 80-84 / AD 700-703. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.80 g, 4h). SK (Sīstān/Sijistān) mint. Dated AH 83 (AD 701/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh - rabbī in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, -; SSC 185; Album 38A. VF, lightly toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 98.