Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Yahya b. Mikhnaq. AH 162-165 / AD 779-781. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.89 g, 3h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 129 = AH 164 (AD 780/1). EF.

Electronic Auction 565
Lot: 796.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

Islamic, Silver

Estimate: $ 150

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Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Yahya b. Mikhnaq. AH 162-165 / AD 779-781. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.89 g, 3h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 129 = AH 164 (AD 780/1). Crowned Tabaristan-type bust right; ’pzwt and nywk’in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; pellet above second ‘t’ of mint name; alternating two pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 89.2; Album 60. Light iridescent toning, traces of deposits. EF.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 14:25:00 ET.

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