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278, Lot: 493. Estimate $75.
Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Anonymous. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.99 g, 6h). Dated PYE 132 (AH 167 / AD 783). Crowned bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi across; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and “excellent” and “good” in 2nd and 3rd quarters / Fire altar with attendants flanking; stars flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and triple pellet motifs. Malek 153. Good VF, toned.


From the J. P. Righetti Collection.