341, Lot: 639. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC. Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'āwiya ibn Yazīd to 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. Lot of four (4) AR Drachms of Arab-Sasanian type. All coins: Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; “bismillah” in lower right outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants, star and crescent flanking flames; AH date to left, mint to right. Lot includes the following governors: ‘Ubaidallah ibn Ziyad. BJRA (al-Basra) mint. One dated AH 59 (AD 678/9) and the other, AH 60 (AD 679/80). Two (2) coins // Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 53 (AD 672/3) // ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubaidallah. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 70 (AD 689/90). VF, toned, clipped. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot.