344, Lot: 556. Estimate $100. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (34mm, 3.97 g, 9h). SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated AH 67 (?) (AD 686/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right,
bismillah and
rabbi in margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I -; cf. Walker,
Arab-Sasanian 21; Album P75. VF, toned, a few deposits.