ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm. Issue of Jarīr bin Yazid, governor (or deputy) in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 786/7).

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Lot: 497. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm. Issue of Jarīr bin Yazid, governor (or deputy) in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 786/7). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ğryr in Arabic to right; in outer margin, ’pd in Pahlavi to lower right, nywk’ in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 94.1–3; Album 63; ICV 110. In NGC encapsulation 3599554-172, graded MS. Rare.


Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 12:45:20 ET.

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