402, Lot: 599. Estimate $100.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.99 g, 10h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Dārābgird) mint. Dated YE 57
in Pahlavi = AH 69 (AD 688/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right;
bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. SICA 1 258; Walker,
Arab-Sasanian, 45; Album 16; ICV 13. Good VF, toned, traces of deposits, die rust and cleaning scratches on reverse.
