282, Lot: 392. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Arab-Sasanian coinage. Khusro type with bism Allāh rabbī. Circa 666-670. AR Drachm (35mm, 3.96 g, 3h). SK (Sīstān/Sijistān) mint. Dated AH 48 (AD 668/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh - rabbī in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 358; Album 5. Near EF, lightly toned.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 87.