264, Lot: 549. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.97 g, 2h). ‘Umar ibn al-’Alā, governor. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 125 (AH 165 [AD 776/7]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames. Malek 74.1-2; Album 56. EF, toned, die cracks on obverse.

From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.