ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm. First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6).

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Lot: 539. Estimated: $ 75

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm. First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 = AH 170 (AD 785/6). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ’pzwt in Pahlavi to right; in outer margin, ’pd in Pahlavi to lower right, bkh bkh in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Cf. Malek 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. In NGC encapsulation 5770231-020, graded MS.

Ex Silk Road Hoard.


Closing Date and Time: 6 April 2022 at 12:59:20 ET.

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