ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (25mm, 12h). Issue of Jarīr bin Yazid, governor (or deputy) in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 = AH 171 (AD 787/8).Electronic Auction 493 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 (25mm, 12h). Issue of Jarīr bin Yazid, governor (or deputy) in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 = AH 171 (AD 787/8).
, Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ’pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin; nwk’ 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 95.2-5; Album 63; ICV 110. In NGC encapsulation 3599554-170, graded MS. |