ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.98 g, 9h). Issue of ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Arif, governor (AH 174-176 / AD 790-793). First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 141 = AH 176 (AD 792/3).

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Lot: 560. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.98 g, 9h). Issue of ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Arif, governor (AH 174-176 / AD 790-793). First Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 141 = AH 176 (AD 792/3). 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; stars flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 132.1/132.3 (obv./rev.); Album 70 (‘Abd Allah [ibn Qahtaba]); ICV 115. Iridescent toning, weakness in periphery. Good VF.


Closing Date and Time: 6 January 2021 at 13:06:20 ET.

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