286, Lot: 488. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Salm ibn Zīyad. Zubayrid governor, circa AH 61-65 / AD 680-684. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.16 g, 3h). MRW (Marw) mint. Dated AH 65 (AD 684/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, -; SCC -; Walker 136; Album 18. Good VF, lightly toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 77.