414, Lot: 625. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (26mm, 2.53 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, governor. ART (Ardaxšīr-xvarrah) mint. Dated AH 80 in Pahlavi (AD 699/700). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; in outer margin, bismillah followed by triple pellets / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; pellet after mint signature. SICA I 41; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 35.2; ICV 41. VF, clipped, slightly crimped flan.