274, Lot: 477. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (25mm, 1.93 g, 6h). Tabaristan mint. Dated Post-Yazdgerd era 132 (AH 167 [AD 783/4]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right; Arabic afzut (= strong) before / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames. Malek 150.1; Album 73. Good VF, toned.