CNG 105, Lot: 1071. Estimate $300.
Sold for $320. 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. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.68 g, 1h). Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class II. SK (Sijistan) mint. Blundered AH date
in Pahlavi (but struck circa AH 80/AD 699/700). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
allah walla ‘awn,
bismillah and
rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album 76.1; cf. ICV 71 (for type). VF.
