402, Lot: 600. Estimate $1000.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Zuzun (30mm, 3.19 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Muhammad ibn Marwan. ŠY (Shirajān) mint. RY 3(?) in blundered Pahlavi. Crowned Sassanian style bust right;
hwslwb in Pahlavi before bust;
muhammad in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Sears,
Before, 24; Album F97 var. (
mhmt in Pahlavi before bust); ICV 90; Zeno 101112 (this coin). VF, lightly toned, traces of die rust. Very rare.
