286, Lot: 463. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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'Ubayd Allāh ibn Ziyād. Umayyad governor, AH 54-64 / AD 673-683. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.00 g, 9h). BCRA (Basra) mint. Dated AH 59 (AD 678/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh:: in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 57; Album 12. Good VF, toned, deposits.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 32.