278, Lot: 501. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

‘Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Ibrāhīm. PYE 140-141 / AH 175-176 / AD 791-792. AR Hemidrachm (25mm, 2.43 g, 4h). Dated PYE 141 (AH 176 / AD 792). Crowned bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Ibrāhīm” 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; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and triple pellet motifs. Malek 140. VF, toned, scratches. Rare.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection.