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Electronic Auction 497  4 Aug 2021
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Lot 655

Estimate: 75 USD
Price realized: 130 USD
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (26mm, 2.77 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of 'Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar, Zubayrid governor at Ardaxšīr-xvarrah. ART (Ardaxšīr-xvarrah) mint. Dated AH 70 in Pahlavi (AD 689). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; lillah al-hamd in Arabic and four pellets, and pellet and crescent in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. SICA I 26; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 99, Cam. 9 and B. 34; Album 21; ICV 24. Traces of deposits. VF.
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