341, Lot: 482. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubayd Allāh. Governor, AH 67-72 / AD 686-691. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.09 g, 9h). BYŠ (Bīshāpūr) mint. Dated AH 67 (AD 686/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
·lillāh al-hamd:: in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1, 156-8; Album 21. VF, toned, clipped.