Islamic Coins
Lot 1391 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 24TH NOV) Islamic Coins
Estimate $120
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SOLD $160
ARAB-SASANIAN COINAGE, Khusro type, in the name of Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, (AH c.54-64, AD 673-683), silver drachm, (32mm), (4.03 g), DA (Darabjird) mint, frozen date AH 41, obv. crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allh in margin, rev. fire altar flanked by attendants, star and crescent flanking flames, (Album 12, cf.SACA 1, 247 [year 45], Walker p.62 [B.14], Wilkes ICC 11). Extremely fine, scarce.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, bought from Spink & Sons London, Numismatic Circular, February 1997 (item 516).
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