Numisfitz GmbH > Auction 3 | Auction date: 3 December 2023 |
Lot number: 1130 Price realized: 55 EUR (Approx. 60 USD) 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 (41-60 AH). Drachm/ Dirham. Arab-Sasanian type, citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad (54-64 AH). al-Basra, AH 60. Obv: Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, "GDE ʾp̄zwt'" ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, "ʾwbytʾlʾ / 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, "bclʾ" ('al-Basra' in Pahlavi). Album 12. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3,59 g. Diameter: 31 mm. Starting price: 25 EUR |