278, Lot: 497. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Sulaimān. PYE 136-138 / AH 171-173 / AD 787-789. AR Hemidrachm (23mm, 1.96 g, 2h). Dated PYE 137 (AH 172 / AD 788). Pseudo-bust with lozenge in place of head; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Sulaimān” in Arabic before; 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 of margin / 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 102. Near EF, toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection.