441, Lot: 541. Estimate $75. Sold for $55. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Tahirids. Talha ibn Tahir. AH 207-213 / AD 822–828. Æ Fals (19mm, 1.69 g, 11h). Bust mint. Dated AH 209 (AD 824). Kalima in central legend; mint and date in margin / Sasanian-style bust right; name and titles of Talha before and in margin. Album 1394; ICV 1419. Fine, brown surfaces, green and red deposits.