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ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE Pashiz (2.68g), ST (Istakhr), ND

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE Pashiz (2.68g), ST (Istakhr), ND
SOLD
2,300.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Apr 22 @ 09:32UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Opening bids do not reflect absentee book bids that have been received.
ARAB-SASANIAN: Mansur, ca. 700-705, AE Pashiz (2.68g), ST (Istakhr), ND, A-B42, Gys-20, Sasanian bust, with name Mansur in Pahlavi right of the bust / standing person (perhaps the caliph), his arms raised in prayer, lovely Very Fine, RRR. Probably the finest known specimen, much better than any of those illustrated by Gyselen. The standing figure is similar to the central figure on the al-Basra and al-Kufa silver drachms struck AH73-75 and a mintless type dated AH75. The Mansur cited on this type is probably the same as the Mansur cited on the dirhams of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad struck at Bishapur (not that far from Istakhr) and dated AH81-83.