ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.88 g, 3h). Issue of Muqatil, governor in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 139 = AH 174 (AD 790/1).

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Lot: 693. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.88 g, 3h). Issue of Muqatil, governor in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 139 = AH 174 (AD 790/1). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; mqatl in Arabic to 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 124.1-8; Album 68; ICV 107. Iridescent toning at periphery. EF.

From the HC Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 2 December 2020 at 13:50:40 ET.

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