286, Lot: 481. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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'Abd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.13 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 59 (AH 70/1 / AD 690/1). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bism allāh·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I, 259-61 var. (pellet in 1st or 4th quarter of rev. margin); SCC 72 var. (pellet in 1st quarter of rev. margin); Walker -; Album 16. Good VF, toned, slightly wavy flan.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 56.