355, Lot: 778. Estimate $150.
Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (19mm, 0.66 g, 1h). Ardaxsir-xvarrah mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; monogram and
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left; to right, uncertain Pahlavi legend, read as possibly
drwysty; [
bismillah in Arabic in outer margin] / Angel standing facing;
’p’tk’ in Pahlavi to left;
’rthštr in Pahlavi and monogram to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 103; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album A45. VF, areas of weak strike, silvered in antiquity. Rare.
