Watch List notes:

ABBASID GOVERNORS OF Al-RAYY, NUSAYR (fl. 168h). Hemidrachm, al-Rayy 168h. OBVERSE: Sasanian bust to right, governor's name Nusayr before. REVERSE: Sasanian fire-altar and attendants; to left and right: bi'l-Rayy sanat – thaman wa sittin wa mi'at. WEIGHT: 1.81g. REFERENCES: Malek 22; SICA 1, 352; Album L73 RRR. CONDITION: Good very fine and toned, very rare. Album notes that Nusayr has been tentatively identified as Nusayr al-Wasif, chief of intelligence under al-Mahdi.
(1200-1500 GBP)