364, Lot: 528. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOCAL ISSUES, Sogdiana. Samarkand (Pre-Ikhshid). Early 8th Century. AR Drachm (25mm, 2.78 g, 9h). Bukharkhuda type. Crowned bust right in the style of Sasanian king Bahram V, crown with no crescent, korymbos as large ring / Fire altar flanked by attendants; bust right in flames. SNS Uzbekistan Type 1d/1; Naymark fig. 37 var. (with Arabic countermark); cf. Zeimal fig. 1, 10 (for type). VF, toned, earthen deposits.