Abbasid Caliphate. Umar ibn A'ala (771-782 AD). Hemidrachm PYE 128 = AH 163 = 779/80 (No Reserve Price)

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Abbasid Caliphate. Umar ibn A'ala (771-782 AD). Hemidrachm PYE 128 = AH 163 = 779/80 (No Reserve Price) #1.2

Abbasid Caliphate. Umar ibn A'ala (771-782 AD). Hemidrachm PYE 128 = AH 163 = 779/80 (No Reserve Price) #2.1

'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mahdi, AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. Hemidrachm (1.91g/ 24mm), citing the governor of Tabaristan, Umar ibn al-'Ala (AH 154-163 = AD 771-780), Tabaristan, PYE 128 = AH 163 = 779/80.

Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, 'AWMR' in Pahlawi; in outer margin, APD / NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlawi). Rev. Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attending priests (mabedh) standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint TPURSTAN ('Tabaristan' in Pahlawi). Album 55. SICA I, 416. Walker, Arab-Sassanian, 271. Slightly rough, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Era

Before 1400

Culture/region

Abbasid Caliphate

Ruler

Umar ibn A'ala (771-782 AD)

Year/Period and Variation

PYE 128 = AH 163 = 779/80

Denomination

Hemidrachm

Precious metals

Condition