Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Nusayr (or Sa‘d). AH 168 / AD 784/5. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.94 g, 2h). al-Rayy mint. Dated AH 168 = PYE 133 (AD 784/5). EF.

Electronic Auction 562
Lot: 837.
Closing Date: May 15 2024 10:00 ET

Islamic

Estimate: $ 100

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Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Nusayr (or Sa‘d). AH 168 / AD 784/5. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.94 g, 2h). al-Rayy mint. Dated AH 168 = PYE 133 (AD 784/5). Crowned Tabaristan-type bust right;GDH monogram and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left; nsyl in Pahlavi to right; 'pd and nwk' in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; b-al-rayy in Arabic (mint) to left; thaman wa sittin wa mi’a (date) in Arabic to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 212.1-3; SICA 1, 352; Album L73; CNG 109, lot 789. Lightly toned, traces of deposits in devices, striking fractures, minor peripheral weakness, tiny flan crack. EF. Extremely rare.


Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 14:38:40 ET.

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