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LOT 3346
Umayyad Caliphate. TIme of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AR Drachm. Dated AH 56 (AD 675/6). NY (Nihawand) mint. Citing governor ʿUbayd Allah ibn Ziyad. Arab-Sasanian type.
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon and crescent on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents and 'In the name of Allah' in Arabic in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. Album 12; cf. Malek, Arab-Sasanian 933. Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.(2.99gr, 28mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3346
Umayyad Caliphate. TIme of Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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