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Auction 1 11 Jan 2020
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ABBASID: Abu Ja'far 'Abd Allah Al-Mansur (754-775), bronze fals (2.69g), Bardha'a (Barda) mint, AH 142. Citing Yazid Ibn Usayd in obverse margin. A-315. Very fine. Very rare.
Yazid Ibn Usayd Al-Sulami was a well-regarded general, appointed by Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur as governor of Arminiya, where he struck falus in his name. Falus of Bardha'a AH 142 are available in two different variants, with the current one bearing the obverse central legend in two lines. Last specimen sold in SARC auction 27 (lot 375) for $141.
Estimate: 100-150
Yazid Ibn Usayd Al-Sulami was a well-regarded general, appointed by Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur as governor of Arminiya, where he struck falus in his name. Falus of Bardha'a AH 142 are available in two different variants, with the current one bearing the obverse central legend in two lines. Last specimen sold in SARC auction 27 (lot 375) for $141.
Estimate: 100-150