Rare Issue of ‘Umar
278, Lot: 491. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. ‘Umar ibn al-‘Alā. PYE 120-129/30 / AH 155-164/5 / AD 771-782. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.90 g, 9h). Dated PYE 125 (AH 160 / AD 776). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May
xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “‘‘Umar ibn al-‘Alā” in Pahlavi before; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and “‘Umar ibn al-‘Alā” in 2nd and 3rd quarters of margin; additional outer border / Fire altar with attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and lis motifs. Malek 77. Superb EF, faint marks. Sharply struck and rare with full name in Pahlavi and Arabic.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection. Ex Peus 371 (24 April 2002), lot 596.