ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate: temp. al-Mansur to Harun al-Rashid. AH 136-193 / AD 754-809. BI Drachm. Eastern Sistan Series. Zaranj mint, Halil, mintmaster or financial officer. Struck circa AD 770s. Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; pseudo- GDH and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left; pseudo- hwslwb in Pahlavi to right; in outer margins, bismillah rabbi!?, and halil in Arabic, Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; pseudo-date to left, pseudo-mint to right. (4.02gm, 38mm) Very Fine. Patina.
Estimate: 150 USD