A.D. 787-789 Sulayman Silver Hemidrachm
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Rare ancient silver hemidrachm by a Tabaristan ruler who had symbols instead of his portrait struck on coins!
- Sulayman obeyed the growing Islamic prohibition against depicting the human form on coins struck during his reign A.D.787-789
- Obverse includes symbolic diamond shape, crescents and stars
- Reverse features a traditional fire altar used in veneration ceremonies by Zoroastrians
- Flat-hammered edge
- Located on the Caspian Sea's south shore, Tabaristan was on the famed Silk Road that linked Constantinople and China
- Graded Mint State by our experts and certified by NGC
Add this rare 8th century silver hemidrachm to your collection!
