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Lot 352: Umayyad Caliphate: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AR Drachm. (Darabgird, Jahrum), YE 60 
- Starting Bid: $90
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Description
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate: citing the caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm. Arab-Sasanian type, DA+GH (Darabgird, Jahrum), YE 60 = AH 72 = AD 691/2. Draped Sasanian-style bust to right, wearing an elaborate mural crown; behind head, 'GDE / ʾp̄zwt'' ('[may his] glory increase' in Pahlavi); before head, 'ʾp̄dlmlyk ʾmyl / Y wlwyšnykʾn' = 'Abdalmalik amīr ī wurrōyišnīgān' ('ʿAbd al-Malik, Commander of the Believers' in Pahlavi); in the outer margin, 'bism Allāh' ('In the name of Allah' in Arabic). Rev. Fire altar, flanked by two attendants; above altar, crescent and star; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, DA+GH abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi. (4.02gm, 30mm) Extremely Fine & Rare.
Lot Details
- Offered By: NBJ Art Gallery
- Lot #: 352
- Listing #: 1281890
- Closed: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:55:30 PM CT
- Estimate: $200