TABERISTAN. Daadborzmehr; (722-731 AD). Silver Hemidrachm (2.04 gm; 24 mm). Sasanian bust to the right, name in Pahlavi in front of face, phrase APD in Pahlavi in the second quarter. Reverse: fire altar with attendants, mint “TPURSTAN (Tabaristan)” on the right, date: 86 with no dot on the 6 o'clock star which is typical of the reign. There are same year issues with dot at 6 oclock. The period coincides with reign of 10th Umayyad Khalif; Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724-743 AD). Choice EF / AU. Extremely rare for the issue. Album 51.
Price realized | 105 USD |
Starting price | 60 USD |
Estimate | 100 USD |