286, Lot: 483. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. 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 (28mm, 4.11 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 60 (AH 71/2 / AD 691/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh .·. - .·. in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, -; SCC 75 var. (pellet in rev. margin at 11 o’clock); Walker p. 35, Th. 6 var. (same); Album 16. Good VF, toned.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 67.