ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (23.5mm, 1.95 g, 3h). Issue of ‘Umar ibn al-’Ala, governor in Tabaristan. Sixth Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 125 = AH 160 (AD 776/7).Electronic Auction 487 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 90. 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 Hemidrachm (23.5mm, 1.95 g, 3h). Issue of ‘Umar ibn al-’Ala, governor in Tabaristan. Sixth Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 125 = AH 160 (AD 776/7). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ’mr in Arabic to right; ’pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin; nwk’ in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek –, but cf. 78 (for type); Album 56; ICV 104. Iridescent toning. EF. |