394, Lot: 561. Estimate $100. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (30mm, 2.88 g, 3h). In the name and types of Yazdgird III. SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated YE 26 = AH 47 (AD 667/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism Allah in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 1; ICV 1. VF, light deposits. Very rare.