ARAB-SASANIAN: Salm. b. Ziyad, ca. 680-685, AR drachm (2.26g), AYPTAK, AH64, A-18, SICA-43, clipped down to later standard, VF, RRR. This mint name has been tentatively associated with Itak, the district around the city of Abivard, now on the border between Iran and Turkmenistan. All known coins of this mint are year 64 issues of Salm b. Ziyad. Possibly from the same reverse die as SICA-43.
Estimate: $200 - 300
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