284, Lot: 474. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

‘Ubayd Allāh ibn Ziyād. Umayyad governor, AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.07 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 45 (AH 56/7 / AD 676/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; “GM” monogram in margin. SICA 1, 247 (same dies); Album 12. Near EF, lightly toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 45.