278, Lot: 502. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Harashī. PYE 151 / AH 186 / AD 802. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.74 g, 11h). Dated PYE 151 (AH 186 / AD 802). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May
xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Harashī” in Arabic before; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and “excellent” and “good” in 2nd and 3rd quarters of margin / Fire altar with attendants flanking; pellets flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and triple pellet motifs. Malek 91. Good VF, toned, chipped. Rare.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection. Ex Peus 371 (24 April 2002), lot 597.