176, Lot: 275. Estimate $100. Sold for $87. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.03 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated YE 59 = AH 70/1 (AD 689/91). Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; caliphal title in legend; pellets ending each star in crescent; triple pellets flanking lowest crescent; bismillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; pellets flanking mint. SICA I 259; Album 16. Good VF, irregular flan.