ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR dirham (2.65g), ML (Marw), date 24, A-8, fully clear mint, date, and ruler's name, clipped down to later standard; possibly mount removed; unpublished, the first reported drachm of Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan struck at Marw, VF, RRR. The piece belongs to a group of Ziyad's drachms bearing inauthentic dates between 25 and 37, to which 24 can now be added, known for at least 12 different mints. It has been suggested that these were unofficial issues struck at local facilities for trade along the silk road. They must have been accepted as valid coinage, as they are frequently found together with normal issues in the same hoards, including an important hoard at the museum in Urumqi in Xinjiang.
Estimate: USD 500 - 600