Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Mu'awiya I b. Abi Sufyan. Umayyad caliph, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (29.5mm, 3.68 g, 3h). DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated YE 43 = AH 54 (AD 673/4). VF.

Keystone 10 – Islamic Coinage
Lot: 19. Estimated: $ 100

Pre-Reform Issues, Silver

Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. Mu'awiya I b. Abi Sufyan. Umayyad caliph, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (29.5mm, 3.68 g, 3h). DA (Darabjird) mint. Dated YE 43 = AH 54 (AD 673/4). Obverse margin: — / bismillah ∴ / ∴ / — / Reverse margin: GM monogram at 11h. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 399-402; cf. SICA 1, ;245-6 (without monogram on reverse); Album 14. Lightly clipped, some deposit. VF.

Arab-Sasanian drachms of Mu‘awiya are the first Islamic coins to bear the name of a caliph.

Closing Date and Time: 15 February 2023 at 10:06:00 ET.

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