CNG 102, Lot: 1258. Estimate $500.
Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Ibn al-Ash'ath. Rebel, AH 80-84 / AD 699-704. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.72 g, 10h). Arab-Sasanian type. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 84 (AD 703/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bismillah and
rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I 371 var. (AH date); Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album 38; ICV 52. Good VF, areas of toning.
