286, Lot: 471. Estimate $150. Sold for $525. 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 (31mm, 4.01 g, 9h). DŠ (Dasht Maysān) mint. Dated AH 60 (AD 679/80). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh:: in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 282; Album 12. Good VF, toned, peripheral deposits. Scarce mint.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 69.