CNG 102, Lot: 1257. Estimate $750. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. Ibn al-Ash'ath. Rebel, AH 80-84 / AD 699-704. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.79 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 84 (AD 703/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; hassan (?), bismillah, and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 38; ICV 52 var. (issue without additional obv. legend). Near EF, areas of toning.