Watch List notes:

Tahirids, Tahir I ibn al-Husayn (rebel) AR Dirham. Samarqand mint, dated AH 206 = AD 821. First part of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, citing "Dhu' - Yaminayn" and "al - Ala"; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 1391; Lowick 2692. 3.49g, 26mm, 2h.

Good Very Fine; light encrustation on reverse; toned. Rare.

From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.