376, Lot: 659. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Pashiz (16mm, 1.33 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Uncertain mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; GDH monogram to left,
’pzt’ in Pahlavi to right / Facing bearded male bust, head surmounted by pellet-in-crescent; annulets flanking head; [
lwb’k(?) in Pahlavi to left], uncertain Pahlavi legend to right. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 84; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album –; ICV –. Near VF, porous brown surfaces. Rare.