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Lot 33. Dābūyids of Tabaristan, Farrukhan AR Hemidrachm
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(Sunday, June 16th, 19:16:30 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 17:38:16 CET
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CHF 240.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 257.81 / USD 268.58 / GBP 214.34
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CHF 240.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2013-06-02, 23:41:30
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CHF 240.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2013-06-16, 19:15:48
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CHF 220.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2013-06-16, 19:15:39
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CHF 175.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2013-06-11, 23:00:33
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 2
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eAuction #17, Lot 33. Estimate: CHF 120.00
Dābūyid Ispahbads of Tabaristan. Farrukhan (20s/60s?-77 AH = 670s/710s? - 728 AD). AR Hemidrachm (24-25 mm, 2.05 g). Dated 72 AH = 723-724 AD.
Obv. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Farrukhān” in Pahlavi before.
Rev. Fire altar with attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and triple pellet motifs.
Malek 13.2.
Superb extremely fine.
Following the assasination of Yezdegird III in AD 651, Tabaristan was ruled by the Dābūyids (Dabwayids) for a little over a century, although hemidrachms and some very rare bronze issues were only struck in the latter half of the dynasty. Farrukhan, who is also called "the Great", repelled a great Muslim invasion under Yazid ibn Muhallab in 716-717 AD, and the dynasty continued to rule independantly until the muslim conquest of 761 AD.
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