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Electronic Auction 461  12 Feb 2020
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Lot 540

Estimate: 75 USD
Price realized: 70 USD
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. Æ Pashiz (18mm, 1.23 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Uncertain mint. Struck circa AH 70-90 (AD 689-709). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; GDH monogram and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left; 'p't and MNH in Pahlavi to right / Facing draped bust, wearing headdress surmounted by crescent, with annulets flanking; to left, lwb' in Pahlavi followed by three pellets; to right, illegible Pahlavi followed by pellet; 'rt' in Pahlavi in outer margin. Curiel & Gyselen, Monnaies –; SICA I –; cf. Geyselen Type 126 (for type); Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album –; ICV –. Brown surfaces, minor flan crack, porosity. Near VF. Extremely rare.
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