Watch List notes:

Tahirids, Talha ibn Tahir AR Dirham. Samarqand mint, dated AH 209 = AD 824. First part of kalima in three lines; mint and date formula in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 3-4 in outer margin / Continuation of kalima, citing the caliph al-Ma'mun in three lines and citing Talha ibn Tahir below. Album 1393; Lowick 2714 var. 2.69g, 24mm, 9h.

Good Very Fine. Rare.

From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.