ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya. AH 60-64 / AD 680-683. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.94 g, 39h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor. GD (Jayy) mint. Dated AH 62 in Pahlavi (AD 681/2).Electronic Auction 494 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya. AH 60-64 / AD 680-683. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.94 g, 39h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor. GD (Jayy) mint. Dated AH 62 in Pahlavi (AD 681/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; gm in Pahlavi and bismillah in Arabic in outer margins; pellet above each star-in-crescent; triple pellets to right of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 570; Album 18; ICV 11. Iridescent toning, light scratches. EF. |