402, Lot: 597. Estimate $100. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.98 g, 3h). In the name and types of Khosrau II. ART (Ardaxšīr-xvarrah) mint. Dated YE 34(?) in Pahlavi = AH 45 (AD 665/6). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; lillah in Arabic (in style of ’p in Pahlavi) in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian 25; Album A6; ICV 2. VF, toned.