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Auction 34  23-26 May 2019
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Lot 230

Starting price: 1400 USD
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TABARISTAN: Nusayr, 784-785, AR ½ drachm (1.97g), al-Rayy, AH168, A-L73, Malek-212, mint & date written in Arabic on the reverse, whereas the name of Nusayr is in Pahlavi at the usual name location before the bust on the obverse, VF, RRR. Miles and DeShazo have argued that this individual was the eunuch Nusayr al-Wasif, who served as chief of intelligence under the caliph al-Mahdi.

Estimate: 1,600-2,000 USD
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