Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Anonymous issues. AH 164-177 / AD 780-793. AR Drachm. First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). NGC MS.

Electronic Auction 574
Lot: 676.
Closing Date: Nov 6 2024 10:00 ET

Islamic, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Anonymous issues. AH 164-177 / AD 780-793. AR Drachm. First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ’pzwt in Pahlavi to right; in outer margin, ’pd in Pahlavi to lower right, bkh bkh in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. In NGC encapsulation 5770231-020, graded MS.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 513 (6 April 2022), lot 251; Silk Road Hoard.


Closing Date and Time: 6 November 2024 at 13:45:00 ET.

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