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CNG 93, Lot: 1450. Estimate $200.
Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Tahirids. temp. Tahir I ibn al-Husayn. AH 205-207 / AD 821–822. AR Dirhem (27mm, 3.07 g, 9h). Harat mint; al-Shukr bin Ibrahim, local governor. Dated AH 206 (AD 821/2). First portion of Kalima in three lines; “al-shukr” in Arabic above, “bin Ibrhim” in Arabic below; mint formula and AH date in outer margin; five annulets in border / Continuation of Kalima in three lines; “zu” in Arabic above, “al-yaminain” in Arabic below; “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Quran 9.33) in outer margin. SICA 3, 2071-4; Album 1391A. Good VF, toned, a few deposits. Rare.