320, Lot: 663. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Dirhem (26mm, 2.53 g, 12h). Bukharkhuda type. Bukhara mint. Struck circa AH 158-168 / AD 774-785. Crowned bust right; al-mahdi to upper left / Fire altar with ribbon and crowned bust right in flames, flanked by two attendants. Treadwell, Monetary, Type 3; Walker 319-37; Album 94. VF, areas of toning, small flan split and chip.