Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan. AH 45-54 / AD 665-673. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.16 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated frozen year AH 43 (AD 663/4), but struck circa AD 670-673. EF.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan. AH 45-54 / AD 665-673. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.16 g, 3h). DA (Dārābjird) mint. Dated frozen year AH 43 (AD 663/4), but struck circa AD 670-673. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allāh ·.· – ·.· in margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 388-9. Iridescent toning, deposits. EF.

From the MWF Collection. Ex Persic Gallery FPL 34 (1994), no. 166.


Closing Date and Time: 8 February 2023 at 14:03:00 ET.

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