264, Lot: 548. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur. AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.69 g, 9h). ‘Umar ibn al-’Alā, governor. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 121 (AH 156 [AD 772/3]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames. Malek 62.1-6; Album 56. EF, toned.

From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.