Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 915. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KHWARAZMIAN KINGS. Sawshafan. Mid 8th Century AD. AR Drachm (2.05 gm). Crowned head of King right / King on horseback right, holding bow. Rtvelazde 49, Zeimal pg. 262, 6. Near VF, encrustation. ($400)

Many areas in central Asia used Sasanian or Sasanian-style drachms for their currency. The Khwarazmians instead used drachms of their own design which portray the king wearing a turban-like crown on the obverse and the 'Khwarazmian Horseman' on the reverse.