374, Lot: 656. Estimate $100.
Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan or al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pachiz (18mm, 0.43 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. KW’T (Kavad) mint. Struck circa AH 72-95 (AD 691-715). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; GDH monogram and
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left;
t...t(?) in Pahlavi to right / Armored figure standing right, holding double pointed spear;
’p’t’ in Pahlavi to left;
kw’t in Pahlavi to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 109; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album (forthcoming 4th ed.) O46; ICV –. Fine, brown patina, rough. Very rare.
Ex Album 15 (18 January 3013), lot 109.
