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LOT 3342
Abbasid Caliphate AR Hemidrachm. Time of al-Rashid, AH 170-193 (AD 786-809). Dated PYE 136(?) [AH 171 (AD 787/8)]. Tabaristan mint.
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; stars flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Album 73. Near Extremely Fine.(1.69gr, 23mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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