304, Lot: 502. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.11 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. 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. SICA I, 258 var. (“GM” monogram in 4th quarter of rev. margin); SCC 65 var. (same); Walker 45 var. (same); Album 16. Good VF, lightly toned, deposits, minor ding on edge.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 50.