ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. . al-Mahdi . AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. BI Drachm (25.5mm, 2.43 g, 4h). Bukharkhudat type imitation. Uncertain regional mint. Struck circa AH 158-168 / AD 774-785.Electronic Auction 491 Early Medieval & Islamic, Billon Estimate: $ 100 |
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate.
. al-Mahdi
. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. BI Drachm (25.5mm, 2.43 g, 4h). Bukharkhudat type imitation. Uncertain regional 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. Cf. Treadwell, Monetary, Type 3; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian 319-37; cf. Album 94; cf. ICV 96 (all refs for official issue); cf. Zeno 92024 (for another imitation). Brown patina. Fine. traces of silvering. |