Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Anonymous, temp. Muhammad b. Marwan. Circa AH 73-75 / AD 693-695. AR Drachm (30.8mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Blundered mint-name resembling WH or WYH. Vestigial date, apparently reading ‘6’. Good VF.

Islamic Auction 15 – Session One
Lot: 8.
Closing Date: Oct 28 2026 11:00 GMT

Pre-Reform Issues, Silver

Estimate: $ 15 000

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Anonymous, temp. Muhammad b. Marwan. Circa AH 73-75 / AD 693-695. AR Drachm (30.8mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Blundered mint-name resembling WH or WYH. Vestigial date, apparently reading ‘6’. Obverse: Sasanian bust derived from that of Khusraw II, Muhammad / rasul Allah in field to right; bism Allah in margin / Reverse: Sasanian fire-altar and attendants; mint-name to right, date to left. Cf. Baldwin’s Islamic Coin Auction 19 (25 April 2012), lot 1. Small graffito in first quadrant of obverse margin, light surface deposit. Good VF. Excessively rare.

Ex Stephen Album Rare Coins 53 (18 September 2025), lot 90.


The final winners of all lots in Session One of CNG Islamic Auction 15 will be determined during the live sale held on 28 October 2026.

Session Two of CNG Islamic Auction 15, a timed online sale, will be held on Thursday, 29 October 2026, beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.



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