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Electronic Auction 414  14 Feb 2018
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Lot 637

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 1000 USD
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Arab-Sasanian type. Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class III. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 89 in Pahlavi (AD 707/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; in outer marginbismillah followed by triple pellets and rabbi in Arabic / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; baraka (=blessing) in Arabic in outer margin. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; cf. Album 78 (for type); cf. ICV 712 (same); CNG 103, lot 982 (there misread as barda[?]). VF, light toning in devices, slight double strike.

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