| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5664 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 32 mm, 4.12 g, 9 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Umar ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Msmar (AH 67-72 = AD 686-691), BYŠ (Bishapur), AH 70 = AD 689/90. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, AWMR Y AWBYTALAAN ('Umar ibn Ubayd Allah' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'lillah al-hamd' ('praise be to God') and three pellets to left and right of one star-in-crescent. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper field to left, six-pointed star; in upper field to right, crescent; to left, date in Pahlawi; to right, BYŠ (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 21. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 317. SICA I, 174. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 100. 198. Very fine. From the collection of François Righetti, privately acquired from Sphinx Numismatics on 2 August 2010. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2877 Price realized: 65 CHF (Approx. 74 USD / 68 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Drachm (Silver, 26 mm, 2.85 g, 7 h), Arab-Sasanian type, klmʾn-NAL (Kirmān-Nar[māshir]?), ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph (AH 60-73 / AD 680-692), AH 67 = 686/7. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dwlʾ / Y zwbylʾn', i.e. 'Abdulā ī Zubayrān' ('ʿAbd Allah son of al-Zubayr' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic), followed by an illegible Pahlavi word. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; above altar, star and crescent; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, klmʾn-NAL (the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album 15. Rare mint. Clipped, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5661 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 31 mm, 3.77 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (AH 54-64 = AD 673-683), BCRA (Basra), AH 56 = AD 675/6. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, AWBYDWLA Y ZYYATAN ('Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, BCRA (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 12. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 161. Nicely toned. Scratches, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of François Righetti, formed over the past 30 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5660 Price realized: 75 CHF (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Drachm (Silver, 30 mm, 3.88 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan (AH 45-54 / AD 665-673), DA (Darabgird), AH 43 (frozen year) = 663/4. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'zyyʾt Y / ʾbwsp̄yʾn', i.e. 'Ziyād ī Abūsufyān' ('Ziyad son of Abu Sufyan' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Kufic). 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 8. Areas of weakness and with some scratches, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 6:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5662 Price realized: 150 CHF (Approx. 171 USD / 158 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan, AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Pashiz (Bronze, 19 mm, 1.66 g, 3 h), Arab-Sasanian type, SK (Sakestān), date illegible. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'hwslwb' = 'Husraw' ('Khosrau' in Pahlavi); in outer margin, 'bism Allāh - rabbī' ('In the name of Allah, my Lord' in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, SK (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi). Album -. Cf. Album 5 (silver drachm). Areas of weakness and with some corrosion and scratches, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
