334, Lot: 485. Estimate $75. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, ‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Muqatil. PYE 136-141 / AH 171-176 / AD 788-792. AR Hemidrachm (22.5mm, 1.66 g, 7h). Dated PYE 137 (AH 172 / AD 788/9). 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 122; Album 68. VF, toned, deposits.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 33.