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Details
LOT 3658
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 (AD 775-786).
Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 135 [AH 170 (AD 785/6)]. Stylised crowned Sasanian style bust to right; ‘GDE ʾpzwt (may his glory increase) in Pahlavi to right and left; in outer margin, star-in-crescents, 'pd (excellent) in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk' (good) 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 167.2-4; Album 73A; ICV 120. Extremely Fine. Die-break to obverse.(1.85gr, 24mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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