284, Lot: 476. Estimate $150. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Salm ibn Zīyad. Umayyad governor, circa AH 61-65 / AD 680-684. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.19 g, 3h). APRSH (Abarshahr). Dated AH 64 (AD 683/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1, -; SCC -; Walker 111; Album 18. Good VF, toned. Rare.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 7. Ex Peus 363 (26 April 2000), lot 5605.