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Lot nuber 17

Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Muhammad. Circa AH 80 / AD 700. AR Zuzun (27.5mm, 3.10 g, 2h). ŠY mint. Dated ‘37’. Fine.


CNG Islamic Auction 2
Lot: 17.
 Estimated: $ 750

Arab-Sasanian and other Pre-reform issues, Silver

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Armenian. Muhammad. Circa AH 80 / AD 700. AR Zuzun (27.5mm, 3.10 g, 2h). ŠY mint. Dated ‘37’. Obverse: name of Khusraw in Pahlawi before bust, Muhammad in Arabic in second quadrant of margin, Greek letter phi in crescent to right of bust. Album H97; cf. Album 14 (21 September 2012), lot 98. Fine. Extremely rare.

It seems likely that these coins were struck somewhere in the Caucasus, and it has been plausibly suggested that the weight, which is lower than that of Arab-Sasanian drachms of the main series, was reduced to correspond to half a Byzantine hexagram. The Greek letter in the obverse margin further supports that these coins were intended to circulate in a region where Greek was commonly used and understood; similar coins are known with several other Greek letters in the same place

The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 2 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 27 October 2022.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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