EARLY ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Dirham (26mm, 2.57 g, 3h). Ard (Ardashir Khurra?) mint. Dated AH 82 (AD 701/2). Klat 30; SICA 2 –; Walker, Arab-Byzantine –; Shams Eshragh –; Album 126; ICV –; Zeno 222229 = Morton & Eden 99, lot 11 and Zeno 157031 = Baldwin’s of St. James 16, lot 92 = Baldwin’s of St. James 10, lot 3014 = Morton & Eden 79, lot 26; Zeno 170251. Toned, edge slightly clipped, minor doubling on reverse. VF. Very rare, only two specimens recorded for this year by Klat and three specimens in CoinArchives, including this coin.

Ex Baldwin’s 26 (6 August 2014), lot 53 (unsold on £30000-40000 est.).