ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite rebel, AH 71-76 / AD 690-696. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.57 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN-NAR mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 694/5).

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Lot: 646. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite rebel, AH 71-76 / AD 690-696. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.57 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN-NAR mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 694/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah wali al-amr in Arabic in outer margin; pellet above left star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; bh in Pahlavi in margin. SICA I 325 (for type); Walker, Arab-Sasanian, 217 var. (example without rev. marginal inscription; Album 28; ICV 29. Toned, minor porosity. Good VF. Very rare.

Ex Spink 328 (15 January 2017), lot 123.


Closing Date and Time: 18 December 2019 at 13:35:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.