356, Lot: 648. Estimate $100.
Sold for $60. 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 (17mm, 0.83 g, 9h). Uncertain (Bīshāpūr or Istakhr [Naqš-i Rustam]) mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left;
baraka in Arabic to right / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants;
bismillah in Arabic to left;
rabbi allah in Arabic to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 66; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; cf. Album E46. Near VF, rough brown surfaces.
