CNG 105, Lot: 534. Estimate $750.
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KHWAREZMIA, Syr Darya Oghuz. Namij Jabuya. Circa AH 213-230 / AD 828-845. AR Drachm (23mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Group 2, Var. 2. Citing the Tahirid governor ‘Abdallah ibn Tahir. Crowned and diademed bust right;
jabuya malik al-ghuzziya [
mawla amir al-mu’minin] in Arabic around / King on horseback right, holding whip;
‘Abdallah/
ibn Tahir in Arabic to left. Cf. Goncharov/Nastich Type III (for type); Morton & Eden 82, lot 14. VF, toned. Very rare.
