Leu Numismatik | Lot 3291

Lot 3291

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya, AH 60-64 / AD 680-683. Drachm (Silver, 36 mm, 4.08 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad (AH 54-64 / AD 673-683), al-Basra, AH 62 = AD 681/2. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt'’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘ʾwbytʾlʾ / Y zyyʾtʾn’ (‘ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad’ in Pahlavi); in outer margin, ‘bism Allāh’ (‘In the name of Allah’ in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, ‘bclʾ’ (‘al-Basra’ in Pahlavi). Album 12. Light marks on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From an important collection of Arab-Sasanian coins.

Starting price:

25 CHF

Hammer price:

55 CHF

Bid increment:

Closed

Minimum bid:

Closed

Number of bids:

4 Bids

Closing time: 10-Dec-24, 13:24:00 CET

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