ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (25mm, 2.04 g, 9h). Issue of Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor (AH 154-163 / AD 771-780). Third Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 122 = AH 157 (AD 773/4).Electronic Auction 501 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 70. 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, 2.04 g, 9h). Issue of Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor (AH 154-163 / AD 771-780). Third Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 122 = AH 157 (AD 773/4). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; 'wml in Pahlavi to right; 'pd and 'lwn in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 66.1-5; Album 57; ICV 104. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, some scratches . Near EF. |