ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.16 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. SYWKAN mint. Dated AH 63 in Pahlavi (AD 682/3).Electronic Auction 470 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 90. 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 (30mm, 3.16 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. SYWKAN mint. Dated AH 63 in Pahlavi (AD 682/3). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; pellets to right of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1 365; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 72, B.19; Album 12; ICV 11. Toned, clipped. VF. Rare. |