286, Lot: 458. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

'Abd Allāh ibn 'Amir. Umayyad governor, AH 41-45 / AD 661-664. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.79 g, 6h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated frozen year AH 43 (AD 663/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 238; Album 6. VF, toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 39.

The first governor to place his name on Islamic coinage.