ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (26mm, 2.30 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. DA (Dārābgird) mint. Immobilized YE 43 in Pahlavi (Struck circa AH 50-53 [AD 670-673]).

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Lot: 637. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 80. 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 (26mm, 2.30 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. DA (Dārābgird) mint. Immobilized YE 43 in Pahlavi (Struck circa AH 50-53 [AD 670-673]). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; flanking flames, star and crescent, each with pellet below; pellet above mintmark. SICA 1 239-42 var. (no pellet above mintmark); Walker, Arab-Sasanian 58 var. (same); Album 8; ICV 7. Toned. EF.

Ex Spink 328 (15 January 2017), lot 115.


Closing Date and Time: 18 December 2019 at 13:32:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.