278, Lot: 468. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Umayyad Caliphate. Anonymous. Æ Pashiz (22mm, 3.82 g, 4h). Dārāgbird mint. Dated YE 68 (AH 80/1 / AD 699/700). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “xvarrah” in Pahlavi to left, “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi to right; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock and “In the name of God” in Arabic broken by triple pellet motif from approximately 4 to 7 o’clock / Fire altar; “68” in Pahlavi to left, “DA” in Pahlavi to right; crescent and star flanking flames; circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock, double pellet motif at 11 o’clock, “has increased” in Pahlavi beginning at approximately 4 o’clock, “benediction” in Arabic beginning at approximately 7 o’clock. Gyselen 10b. Near VF, black patina.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection.