Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah b. al-Zubayr. Rival caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (24.2mm, 2.68 g, 12h). KLMAN-ANAT (uncertain location in Kirman). Dated AH 67 (AD 686/7). VF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 2
Lot: 1012. Estimated: $ 150

Pre-reform issues, Silver

Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah b. al-Zubayr. Rival caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (24.2mm, 2.68 g, 12h). KLMAN-ANAT (uncertain location in Kirman). Dated AH 67 (AD 686/7). Obverse margin: — / bismillah BYLWY / — / —. Cf. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 670 (with ‘Commander of the Faithful’ legend instead of governor’s patronymic); SICA 1, —; Album 15. Clipped to the weight of a post-Reform dirham. VF. Rare.

Drachms of ‘Abdallah b. al-Zubayr which have his patronymic are considerably rarer than those which replace this with his title of ‘Commander of the Faithful’.

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2023 at 2:03:40 ET.



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