356, Lot: 653. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (20mm, 0.94 g, 10h). Uncertain mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; monogram and
’pzwt in Pahlavi to left;
husrav in Pahlavi to right;
bismillah and
rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants;
bismillah in Arabic to left;
rabbi allah in Arabic to right. SICA I –; cf. Geyselen Type 54 (for obv.) and 120 = Peus 382, lot 725 (for type); Walker,
Arab-Sasanian –; Album –. VF, brown patina, a couple of small flan splits. Very rare.