Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Mu'awiya I b. Abi Sufyan. Umayyad caliph, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.87 g, 3h). DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated AH 43 (frozen date; struck circa AH 54-55). Near EF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 2
Lot: 1011. Estimated: $ 100

Pre-reform issues, Silver

Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Mu'awiya I b. Abi Sufyan. Umayyad caliph, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.87 g, 3h). DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated AH 43 (frozen date; struck circa AH 54-55). Obverse margin: — / bismillah ∵ / ∵ — / — / GM monogram at 1h in reverse margin. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 403; SICA 1, 245-246 var. (without monogram in reverse margin); Album 14. Cleaned, some porosity in margins. Near EF.

This is the first Islamic coin to bear the name of a caliph.

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2023 at 2:03:20 ET.



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