414, Lot: 637. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Arab-Sasanian type. Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class III. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 89 in Pahlavi (AD 707/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; in outer marginbismillah followed by triple pellets and rabbi in Arabic / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; baraka (=blessing) in Arabic in outer margin. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; cf. Album 78 (for type); cf. ICV 712 (same); CNG 103, lot 982 (there misread as barda[?]). VF, light toning in devices, slight double strike.