282, Lot: 402. Estimate $300. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Arab-Sasanian coinage. 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allāh. Governor, circa AH 71-74 / AD 690-693. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.89 g, 3h). TART (Tawwaj) mint. Dated AH 74 (AD 693/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 390; Album 25K. Good VF, toned, obverse die rust. Very rare.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 101.