Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah b. al-Zubayr. Rival caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.11 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 57 in Pahlavi = AH 69 (AD 688/9). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 616
Lot: 141.
Closing Date: Sep 2 2026 10:00 ET

Further Selections from the Joseph A. Dow Collection, Silver

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Abdallah b. al-Zubayr. Rival caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.11 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated YE 57 in Pahlavi = AH 69 (AD 688/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; triple pellets flanking lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 442-3; Album 16; Dow, ACTTB –. Lightly toned, deposits, minor ding on edge. Good VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J. P. Righetti Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 304, 12 June 2013), lot 502.


Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 10:46:40 ET.

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