284, Lot: 467. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Zīyad ibn Abī Sufyān. Umayyad governor, AH 45-54 / AD 665-673. AR Drachm (29mm, 3.19 g, 3h). APRSH (Abarshahr). Dated AH 53 (AD 672/3). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh – rabbī in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; .·. in margin. SICA 1, -; SCC 1750 var.; Walker 50 var.; Album 8. Near EF, toned. Unpublished in the standard references for this year.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 6.