286, Lot: 479. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. 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 (32mm, 4.16 g, 4h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 59 (AH 70/1 / AD 690/1). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, · in 1st quarter of reverse margin. SICA I, 260; Album 16. Good VF, lightly toned.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 53.