Sale: CNG 64, Lot: 527. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2003.  Sold For $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARAB-SASANIAN. Later Sistan issues. Circa 750 AD. Billon Dirhem (3.58 gm). 'Imad (later al-Layth), governor. Sasanian style bust right, imitating Khusru II; "Bism allah rabbi salih 'Imad" in Arabic around margins, countermark of al-Layth / Fire altar flanked by attendants; garbled legends. Unpublished in the major references. VF for type, light graffiti. Rare. ($200)