176, Lot: 283. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite rebel, AH 71-76 / AD 690-696. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.07 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN (Kirman) mint. Dated AH 72 (AD 691/2). Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; bismillah and “wali al-amr” in margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right. SICA I -; Walker, Arab-Sassanian 216; Album 28. VF. Rare.