78, Lot: 56. Estimate $150. Sold for $105. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARAB-SASANIAN. Bukhara. Anonymous issues imitating Bahram V. Before 775 AD. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.06 gm). Crowned and cuirassed Sasanian style bust right, with Sogdian legend / Fire altar with attandents. Walker Arab-Sassanian, pg. 162, b1. VF. One of the earlier transitional Bukharan imitations of Sasanian coinage, prior to the adoption of smaller dumpy fabric, and later cast issues.