282, Lot: 396. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Arab-Sasanian coinage. 'Ubayd Allāh ibn Ziyād. Governor, AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.59 g, 3h). KRMAN (Kirman) mint. Dated AH 58 (AD 677/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 309-10; Album 12. Good VF, toned, very minor deposits.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 73.