286, Lot: 476. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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'Abd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.08 g, 12h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 56 (AH 67/8 / AD 687/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 257; Album 16. VF, toned, deposits.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 48.