405, Lot: 656. Estimate $100.
Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (18.5mm, 0.42 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. ART (Ardaxšīr-xvarrah) mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; [GDH monogram] and traces of
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left; traces of
drwysty(?) in Pahlavi to right; [
bismillah in Arabic in outer margin] / Angel standing facing; [
’p’tk’(?) in Pahlavi to left;
’rthšt(r) in Pahlavi and GDH monogram to right]. SICA I –; Geyselen Type 103; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album A45; ICV –. Near VF, brown surfaces, some light corrosion, areas of flat strike. Very rare.
