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CNG Feature Auction 117

Lot nuber 747

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (32.5mm, 3.60 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Umayyad governor. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 77 in Pahlavi (AD 696-7).


CNG Feature Auction 117
Lot: 747.

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

Estimate: $ 2 000

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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (32.5mm, 3.60 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Umayyad governor. BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 77 in Pahlavi (AD 696-7). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; al-hajjaj ibn yusuf in Arabic in two lines to right; bismillāh , lā ilāha il lā-llāhu waḥdahu and, muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh in Arabic between crescent-in-pellets in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; hfthftat (date) in Pahlavi to left, byš (mint) in Pahlavi to right. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 337; SICA I 217; Walker, Arab-Sasanian 230-1; Album A35; ICV 42. Toned, areas of weak strike. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 702.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 117 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 May 2021. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 20 May 2021 at 9 AM ET.

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