284, Lot: 468. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Zīyad ibn Abī Sufyān. Umayyad governor, AH 45-54 / AD 665-673. AR Drachm (34mm, 3.87 g, 3h). BYS (Bīshāpūr) mint. Dated AH 51 (AD 671/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh – rabbī in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; .·. in margin. SICA 1, 140; Album 8. VF, toned, minor scratches.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 27.