Islamic Coins
Lot 5771 Session 17 (11.30am Fri 26 Nov) Islamic Coins
Estimate $120
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SOLD $60
ARAB-SASSANIAN PROTOTYPE ISSUE, Khusru II (A.D. 590 - 627), silver drachm or dirhem, (4.04 grams), Yazd mint, dated year 23? (A.D. 612), with word "praise - good coin" in outer margin, (cf.Walker alpha [p.2] Plate I, alpha; cf.M.21; Sellwood type 62; Gobl 214). Bright, extremely fine and scarce.
The typical Sassanian bust of this coin became the standard bust type of Islamic drachms with governor's names. This type with the additional word in the outer frame also becomes the model adopted by the Umaiyad Governors using this Sassanian coinage model for these issues.
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