413, Lot: 510. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite (Azarqite) governor in Kirman, circa AH 70-77 / AD 689-697. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.79 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN-NAR mint. Dated AH 75
in Pahlavi (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bismillah wali al-amr in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames. SICA I 327 var. (date); Walker,
Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 28; ICV 29. VF, toned.