395, Lot: 399. Estimate $100.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.72 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. BYŠ (Bīshāpūr) mint. Dated AH 50
in Pahlavi (AD 670/1). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bismillah and
rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA 1 135-9 (for date, but Khosrau type); Walker,
Arab-Sasanian, p. 37, Z. 3; Album 8; ICV 7. VF, toned, peripheral horn silver, a few minor scratches.
