| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2871 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 363 USD / 336 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 33 mm, 3.93 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, DA (Darabgird), citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad (AH 54-64 / AD 673-683), AH 48 = 668/9. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE / ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾwbydwlʾ Y / zyyʾtʾn' ('ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, DA (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 12. Nicely toned. Some encrustations and scratches, otherwise, good very fine. From an American collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 380, 10 August 2016, 545. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
