ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.02 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakra, governor (fl. 79-80 / AD 698-699). SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 81 in Pahlavi (AD 701/Electronic Auction 478 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.02 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakra, governor (fl. 79-80 / AD 698-699). SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 81 in Pahlavi (AD 701/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 1040; Album 37; ICV 50. Hint of iridescence, minor porosity at periphery. Near EF. |