Rare and attractive
Lot 3106
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 31 mm, 4.12 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian Khosrau type, BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 47 = AD 667/8. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘hwslwb’ = ‘Husraw’ (‘Khosrau’ in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, ‘bism Allāh ˗ al-malik’ (‘In the name of Allah, the King’ in Arabic)’. Rev. Zoroastrian fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, BYŠ (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album C6. Rare and attractive. Some light scratches, otherwise, extremely fine.

From an important collection of Arab-Sasanian coins.
Starting price:
25 CHF
Hammer price:
320 CHF
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Closing time: 17-Mar-25, 14:05:00 CET
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