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NYINC Signature Sale 3021 6-7 January 2013
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Islamic Dynasties
Arab-Sasanian, Yazdigerd type, circa AD 652-668, silver drachm (4.15g, 32mm). ST (Istakhr), year YE32 (=AH 43 / AD 663), A‑1A, unpublished and probably unique. Extremely Fine. Istakhr, in the north of Fars province near Persepolis, was often in revolt against the Arabs during their early years in Iran. This coin omits the Muslim inscription bism Allah and may have been issued during an anti-Arab rebellion.From Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2010.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Arab-Sasanian, Yazdigerd type, circa AD 652-668, silver drachm (4.15g, 32mm). ST (Istakhr), year YE32 (=AH 43 / AD 663), A‑1A, unpublished and probably unique. Extremely Fine. Istakhr, in the north of Fars province near Persepolis, was often in revolt against the Arabs during their early years in Iran. This coin omits the Muslim inscription bism Allah and may have been issued during an anti-Arab rebellion.From Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2010.
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD