Issue of the Rival Kharijite (Azarqite) Caliphate

373, Lot: 493. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. 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, 3.90 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; la hukm illah lillah in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I 194; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 33; ICV 28. VF, spots of toning, a few light cleaning scratches. Rare.