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NGC AU Umar AR Hemidrachm. Abbasid Caliphate. 775-785 AD. Silk Road Hoard

$ 92.39

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Grade: AU 50
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Year: 775 AD
  • Certification: NGC
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate.
    temp.
    al-Mahdi.
    AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 3h). Issue of Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor (AH 154-163 / AD 771-780). Fourth Series. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 124 = AH 159 (AD 775/6). Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right;
    'wml
    in Pahlavi to right;
    'pd
    and
    'lwn
    in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 73.1-7; Album 57; ICV 104