286, Lot: 477. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. 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, 4.12 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 57 (AH 68/9 / AD 688/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, “GM” monogram in 4th quarter of margin. SICA I, 258; Album 16. Good VF, toned.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 51.