Issue of the Rival Kharijite (Azarqite) Caliphate

359, Lot: 430. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Qatari ibn al-Fuja‘a. Kharijite (Azarqite) caliph, circa AH 69-79 / AD 688-698. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.63 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. TART (Tawwaj) mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; la hukm illah lillah in Arabic in outer margin; triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 33. VF, toned, cleaning scratches. Very rare.