CNG 105, Lot: 532. Estimate $750.
Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KHWAREZMIA, Syr Darya Oghuz. temp. Namij Jabuya. Circa AH 213-230 / AD 828-845. AR Drachm (24mm, 1.43 g, 6h). Group 1, Var. 1. Citing the Tahirid ‘Abdallah ibn Tahir as overlord and governor Muhammad. Crowned and diademed bust right;
’abdallah ibn tahir in Arabic around / King on horseback right, holding whip;
muhammad in Arabic to left. Cf. Goncharov/Nastich Type I1I (for type); Morton & Eden 82, lot 12. VF, toned, edge bent.
