Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 20  –  16 - 18 July 2022

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 20

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and World c...

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Description

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, rival caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. Drachm (Silver, 30 mm, 4.00 g, 10 h), DA+GH (Jahrom), PYE 60 = AH 72 = 691/2. Draped bust resembling Khosrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, APDWLA AMYR-Y WRWYŠNYKAN ('Abd Allah, Commander of the Faithful' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, 'bism Allah' ('In the name of Allah') and three pellets to left and right of one star-in-crescent. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, DA+GH (name of the mint in Pahlawi). Album 16. Malek, Arab-Sasanian, 473. SICA I, -. About extremely fine.

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