Lot 3165
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 31 mm, 3.91 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan (AH 45-54 / AD 665-673), DA (Darabgird), YE 26 = AH 37 = AD 657/8 [a mule with an old reverse die]. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘zyyʾt / Y ʾbwswpyʾn’ = ‘Ziyād ī Abūsufyān’ (‘Ziyad son of Abu Sufyan’ in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, ‘bism Allāh – rabbī’ (‘In the name of Allah, my Lord’ in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, DA (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 8. Minor graffito on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From an important collection of Arab-Sasanian coins.
Starting price:
25 CHF
Hammer price:
550 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
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Closing time: 10-Dec-24, 12:21:00 CET
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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