Lot 4110
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 29 mm, 3.00 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, anonymous Khosrau type, BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 47 = AD 667/8. Draped bust of Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, HWSRWD ('Khosrau' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah') and 'al-Malik' in Kufic. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper field to left, six-pointed star; in upper field to right, crescent; to left, date in Pahlawi; to right, BYŠ (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album C6. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 1259. SICA I, 115. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 19, 22. Good very fine.

This type with al-Malik on the obverse was struck solely in Bishapur in the year AH 47
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
300 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
Closed
Number of bids:
16 Bids
Time left:
Closing time: 21-Dec-21, 16:33:30 CET
All winning bids are subject to a 18.5% buyer's fee.

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