284, Lot: 483. Estimate $150. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Khālid ibn ‘Abd Allāh. Umayyad governor, circa AH 73-75 / AD 692-694. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.91 g, 3h). BYS (Bīshāpūr) mint. Dated AH 73 (AD 692/3). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh:: – muhammad rasūl allāh in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1, 191; Album 24. Good VF, toned, surfaces a bit grainy. Rare.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 22.