Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 14  –  12 - 13 December 2020

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 14

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 12.12.2020, from 1:00 PM CET
Part 2: Su, 13.12.2020, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Hemidrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 1.94 g, 2 h), citing the governor of Tabaristan, Umar ibn al-'Ala (AH 154-163 = AD 771-780), Tabaristan, PYE 122 = AH 157 = 773/4. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, 'Umar' in Kufic; in outer margin, APD / NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlawi). Rev. Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attendants standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint TPURSTAN ('Tabaristan' in Pahlawi). Album 56. SICA I, 401. Walker, Arab-Sassanian, -. Good very fine.

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