286, Lot: 468. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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'Ubayd Allāh ibn Ziyād. Umayyad governor, AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (34mm, 3.98 g, 3h). BCRA (Basra) mint. Dated AH 63 (AD 682/3). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh:: in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 95; Album 12. Good VF, edge splits.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 37.