ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 4h). Issue of ‘Umar ibn al-’Ala, governor in Tabaristan. Fourth Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 125 = AH 160 (AD 776).Electronic Auction 476 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 275. 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 (23mm, 4h). Issue of ‘Umar ibn al-’Ala, governor in Tabaristan. Fourth Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 125 = AH 160 (AD 776). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ’wml bn ’l’ in Pahlavi to right; ’mr bn al’la in Arabic in outer margin / 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 74.1–2; Album 56; ICV 104. In NGC encapsulation 2078803-055, graded MS. |