302, Lot: 496. Estimate $100. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Drachm (25mm, 2.98 g, 7h). Bukhara mint. Imitating Sasanian king Bahram V. Crowned bust right; around, Sogdian legend and “al-Mahdi” in Arabic / Fire altar with attendants; head right on altar. Walker 319; Album 94. VF.