| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2875 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 91 USD / 84 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. Marwan I ibn Hakam, AH 64-65 / AD 684-685. Drachm (Silver, 33 mm, 4.09 g, 4 h), Arab-Sasanian type, DA (Darabgird), ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph (AH 60-73 / AD 680-692), YE 53 = 684/5. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dwlʾ ʾmyl / Y wlwyšnykʾn', i.e. 'Abdulā amīr ī wurrōyišnīgān' ('ʿAbd Allah, Commander of the Believers' 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 16. Rare. Areas of weakness and with minor doubling, otherwise, extremely fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
