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1/2 Drachm - Anonimous - `Bakh Bakh` type Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan - Arab-Sasanian
Issuer Abbasid Caliphate Year 780-783 Type Standard circulation coin Value Hemidrachm (7⁄20) Currency Drachm (750-948) Composition Silver Weight 1.9 g Dimensions Thickness Shape and Technique Round (irregular) Hammered Orientation Variable alignment ↺ Engraver(s) In circulation to Reference(s)
Obverse description Facing bust, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside single-dotted border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o`clock Obverse script Obverse lettering `BAKH` ? bakhil ? (Translation: Greedy, Grasping ?) Reverse description Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o`clock, three pellets at the diagonals Reverse script Reverse lettering Edge Smooth Mint Mintage ND
(780-783) - AH 163-176 - Catalog ID 5095600430 Comments