| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Year | 758-785 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm (750-948) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.98 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | A#94, BMC Walk 1#312-319 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust of king right. In front of the face and behind the head pehlevi legend. A counterstamp (Bukharian tamgha) applied in the field. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | legend
of Sogdian `pwy` r xw` b kana`, on the right a kufic legend named
al-Mahdi. (Translation: King of Bukhara al-Mahdi) |
| Reverse description | In the center of the coin fire altar with a head of Ahura Mazda to the right. On both sides of the altar figures of attendants (mobeds). |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(758-759) - Ref: Walker# 312 - ND (769-785) - `Black Dirhams` BI Drachm - ND (775-785) - Ref: Walker# 319; Album# 94 - |
| Catalog ID | 4230573510 |
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