321, Lot: 778. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Drachm (26mm, 2.23 g, 6h). Bukharkhuda type. Bukhara mint. Struck circa AH 158-168 / AD 774-785. Crowned bust right;
al-mahdi to upper left / Fire altar with ribbon and crowned bust right in flames, flanked by attendants. Treadwell,
Monetary, Type 3; Walker 319-37; Album 94. VF, areas of toning, somewhat ragged flan.