451, Lot: 523. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.70 g, 3h). Struck in the name and types of Husrav (Khosrau) II. AHM (Hamadān) mint. Dated YE 37 (AD 668). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right,
lillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent and pellets flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album A6; ICV –. Toned, deposits, traces of die rust. VF. Rare.