ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.76 g, 7h). Khosrau type. SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated AH 48 in Pahlavi (AD 668/9).Electronic Auction 495 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 70. 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 (32mm, 3.76 g, 7h). Khosrau type. SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated AH 48 in Pahlavi (AD 668/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin; pellets before rabbi; c/m: forepart of senmurv right / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Forcoin: Malek, Arab-Sasanian 972; Album 5; ICV 2; for c/m: Göbl, Dokumente KM 3. Lightly toned, minor porosity, edge deposits, slightly ragged flan. Good VF. |