Sale: CNG 64, Lot: 528. 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 (3.03 gm). Rida, governor. Sasanian style bust right, imitating Khusru II; "Bism allah salih Rida" in Arabic around margins / Fire altar flanked by attendants; garbled legends. Göbl, Hunnen, Em. 296.3 (misdescribed), otherwise unpublished in the major references. VF for type. Rare. ($200)