398, Lot: 714. Estimate $75.
Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi to al-Rashid. AH 158-193 / AD 775-809. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 2.07 g, 3h). Issue of Harashī, governor. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 131 or 151 = AH 166 or 186 (AD 782/3 or 802). Crowned Sassanian style bust right;
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nwk’ in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellet and crescent flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 91.5 var. (star and crescent); Album 61; ICV 118. Good VF, lightly toned.
