264, Lot: 553. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.89 g, 7h). Muqātil, governor. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 139 (AH 174 [AD 791/2]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames. Malek 124.1-5; Album 68. EF, toned, minor flan crack.

From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.