286, Lot: 472. Estimate $200. 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 (26mm, 2.61 g, 3h). HLA (Harāt) mint. Dated AH 56 (AD 675/6). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, -; SCC -; Walker p. 74, O.7 and note on p. xlix; Album 12. Near VF, toned, clipped. Rare variety lacking 'Ubayd Allāh’s patronym before the bust.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 175.