| 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. | 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, 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 |  |
