264, Lot: 554. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (22mm, 1.64 g, 3h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 143 (AH 178 [AD 794/5]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right; Arabic afzut (= strong) before / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames. Malek 193.1 var. (crescents flanking); Album 74. EF, toned.

From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.