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| Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 55 | Auction date: 14 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 53 Price realized: 26,000 USD (Approx. 22,261 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ARAB-SASANIAN: Anonymous, AR drachm (3.48g), AKWLA (al-Kufa), A-34G, Malek-12 (different dies), with muhammad rasul Allah replacing the governor's name right of the portrait, with bism Allah la ilah / illa Alla wahdahu filling ObQ2 and ObQ3 // mint name in the usual location, but undeciphered symbol or monogram replacing the date; 4th outer circle added on the reverse; exceedintly rare, only the 2nd known example! XF, RRRR. This is a newly discovered Arab-Sasanian drachm with "Muhammad Rasul Allah" instead of the ruler or governor's name before the obverse portrait, and only one of two known from the mint of AKWLA (al-Kufa). The three previously known versions (A-34D, 34E, 34F) are likely all produced during the AH70s (690s) and all are of extreme rarity. Estimate: 12000-16000 USD |  |
