Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Electronic Auction 355 15 July 2015
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Rashid. AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. AR Hemidrachm (25mm, 1.68 g, 9h). Issue of Ma'ad, governor in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 138 (AD 789). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; 'pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin; nwk' in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right. Malek 108.4-5; Album 66. VF, find patina, minor roughness. Rare.