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Electronic Auction 364  2 December 2015
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Lot 594

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 320 USD
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Umayya ibn 'Abd Allah, governor of Khorasan. BBA (Court) mint. Dated AH 77 (AD 696/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; d'nbwty in Pahlavi and bismillah in Arabic in outer margins; pellet above star in crown; triple pellets to left of bismillah / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 29. VF, toned, slightly clipped. Extremely rare.

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