ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.05 g, 3h). DA + P (Fasa) mint. Dated YE 60 in Pahlavi = AH 72 (AD 691/2).Electronic Auction 493 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.05 g, 3h). DA + P (Fasa) mint. Dated YE 60 in Pahlavi = AH 72 (AD 691/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; p in Pahlavi to left of upper star-in-crescent. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 503-4; Album 16; ICV 13. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, cleaning marks, areas of slight porosity. Good VF. |