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CNG Islamic Auction 1

Lot nuber 42

Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. ‘Abdallah b. Bastam. Circa AH 82 / AD 701/2. AR Drachm (31.9mm, 4.13g, 11h). KRMAN-GRM (Garmshir) mint. Dated AH 82 / AD 701/2.


CNG Islamic Auction 1
Lot: 42.
 Estimated: $ 10 000

Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver

Sold For $ 14 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. ‘Abdallah b. Bastam. Circa AH 82 / AD 701/2. AR Drachm (31.9mm, 4.13g, 11h). KRMAN-GRM (Garmshir) mint. Dated AH 82 / AD 701/2. Obverse margin: - / bismillah  ∵ / ∵barakat / -. Malek 694. EF.  Excessively rare, and believed to be the finest known surviving drachm of this short-lived governor.

One of the rarest governors named on the Arab-Sasanian coinage, dirhams of ‘Abdallah b. Bastam were unknown before the early 2000’s.  He was evidently a lieutenant of ‘Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad, serving under him during the latter’s revolt against al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf during the early 80s / 700s.  Garmshir is the only mint known to have issued drachms bearing his name.


The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 1 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 25 May 2022, beginning at 10:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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