CNG 102, Lot: 1259. Estimate $750.
Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Umara ibn Tamim. Viceregal Governor of Sijistan, AH 84-85 / AD . AR Drachm (31mm, 3.89 g, 12h). 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, p. 34; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album C40; ICV 57; Album 24, lot 138 (same obv. die). Near EF, areas of toning, slight shift strike on obverse. Extremely rare.
