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264, Lot: 550. Estimate $100.
Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.92 g, 2h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 133 (AH 168 [AD 784/5]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right; Arabic afzut (= strong) before / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames. Malek 156.2; Album 73. EF, toned.


From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.