286, Lot: 496. Estimate $75. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. ‘Umar ibn al-‘Alā. PYE 120-129/30 / AH 155-164/5 / AD 771-782. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.83 g, 1h). Dated PYE 125 (AH 160 / AD 777). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “excellent” and “good” in 2nd and 3rd quarters of margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek 74. VF, toned, deposits. Rare - only two cited in Malek’s study.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 42.