Islamic Coins
Lot 1424 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 24TH NOV) Islamic Coins
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate, Al-Malhdi, (AH 158-168, AD 774-785), billon drachm (25mm), (3.16 g), Bukharkhudat type, Bukhara mint, Imitating Sasanian king Bahram V; obv. crowned bust right, al-mahdi to upper left, rev. fire flanked by attendants; bust right in flames, (Album 94, Treadwell, Monetary, Type 3, Walker 319-37, Wilkes ICV 96). Toned, very fine, very scarce.
Ex Dr. L.J. Sherwin Collection and from CNG Mail Bid Sale 84, 5 May 2010 (lot 1660).
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