411, Lot: 528. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Drachm (25mm, 2.59 g, 3h). Bukharkhudat type. Bukhara mint. Struck circa AH 158-168 / AD 774-785. Crowned bust right;
al-mahdi to upper left / Fire flanked by attendants; bust right in flames. Treadwell,
Monetary, Type 3; Walker 319-37; Album 94; ICV 96. VF, toned.
From the Norman Frank Collection.