286, Lot: 482. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

'Abd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.11 g, 9h). 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, · in 4th quarter of margin. SICA I, 259 and 261 var. (star and crescent on rev. switched); SCC 72 var. (pellet in 1st quarter of rev. margin, star and crescent on rev. switched); Walker -; Album 16. Good VF, toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 55.