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Electronic Auction 417  28 Mar 2018
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Lot 511

Estimate: 75 USD
Price realized: 45 USD
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Atiya ibn al-Aswad. Kharijite (Azarqite) governor in Kirman, circa AH 70-77 / AD 689-697. AR Drachm (25mm, 2.59 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMAN mint. Dated AH 74 in Pahlavi (AD 693/4). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah wali al-amr in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 111, Th. 15; Album 28; ICV 29. Fine, clipped, a couple of stress fractures. Rare.

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