284, Lot: 484. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

al Muhallab ibn Abī Sufra. Umayyad governor, circa 75-79 / AD 694-698. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.98 g, 12h). BYS (Bīshāpūr) mint. Dated AH 75 (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh:: – MW in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1, 199; Album 31. VF, rough find patina.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 23.