Earliest Islamic Coin to Cite a Caliph
354, Lot: 730. Estimate $150. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.06 g, 2h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Dārābgird) mint. Dated frozen year AH 43 (but struck circa AH 52-54 / AD 672-674). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh and two clusters of three pellets in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. SICA 1, 245-6; Album 14 (R). EF, lightly toned.