374, Lot: 653. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Khosrau type. AH 31-41 / AD 651-661. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.06 g, 3h). Struck in the name and types of Husrav (Khosrau) II. WH (Veh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr) mint. Dated YE 25 (AD 656). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right, bismillah in margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 6, B.2 ; Album 4; ICV 2. Good VF, light toning in devices, minor areas of encrustation and deposits.