359, Lot: 426. Estimate $100.
Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubaidallah. Zibayrid governor, AH 67-72 / AD 686-691. Æ Pashiz (18mm, 0.84 g, 10h). Arab-Sasanian type. ST (Istakhr) mint. Dated AH 70
in Pahlavi (AD 689/90). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; GDH monogram and
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left,
’wml in Pahlavi to right;
g(or
l)
wšn or
gwy’n in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; pellets flanking flames; AH date to left, mint to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 104; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album 21E. VF, brown surfaces. Extremely rare.
