229, Lot: 497. Estimate $100. Sold for $185. 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 (33mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Arab-Sasanian type. GW mint. Dated YE 37 (AH 48 / AD 668). Sasanian style bust right; lillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint name to right. SICA I -; Album 4. VF, a few deposits. Very rare mint.