Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1919. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EARLY ISLAMIC, Arab-Sasanian. 'Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad. 699-703 AD. AR Drachm (4.02 gm, 6h). SK(Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 80 (699/700 AD). Sasanian-style bust right with winged crown, Pahlevi inscription surrounding; in the margin four equally spaced stars and crescents (the lower with \); bismillah in lower right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; date to left, mint to right, both in Pahlevi, in the margin four equally spaced stars and crescents. Walker, Arab-Sassanian -; SICA 1 371; Album 38A. Good VF. Rare short-lived rebel. ($500)