Specimen record
ab-013
AB-013 Arab-Bukharan, al-Mahdi (governor of Khurasan: AH 141-155 / AD 758-772) [ʿAbbasid caliph: AH 158-169 / AD 775-785]. Billon drachm (2.38 gm, 25.47 mm), type Ib2/1a, Bukhara, [AH 145-155 / AD 763-772]. Album 94. Bates 2017. Lurje 524.
ab-013
House record
ab-013Album 94, Bates 2017, Lurje 524
![AB-013 Arab-Bukharan, al-Mahdi (governor of Khurasan: AH 141-155 / AD 758-772) [ʿAbbasid caliph: AH 158-169 / AD 775-785]. Billon drachm (2.38 gm, 25.47 mm), type Ib2/1a, Bukhara, [AH 145-155 / AD 763-772]. Album 94. Bates 2017. Lurje 524. — Obverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/ab-013/obverse.png?v=2026-10-07T00%3A05%3A02.072Z)
![AB-013 Arab-Bukharan, al-Mahdi (governor of Khurasan: AH 141-155 / AD 758-772) [ʿAbbasid caliph: AH 158-169 / AD 775-785]. Billon drachm (2.38 gm, 25.47 mm), type Ib2/1a, Bukhara, [AH 145-155 / AD 763-772]. Album 94. Bates 2017. Lurje 524. — Reverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/ab-013/reverse.png?v=2026-10-07T00%3A05%3A02.072Z)
Obverse
Stylized Sasanian-style crowned bust to right imitating the Sasanian king Bahram V; diadem ribbon with two bands below the ball of hair; behind head, ‘al-Mahdī’ (in Arabic); before head, ‘pwxʾr xwβ kʾw’ = ‘Puxār xūβ Kaw’ (‘Bukharan King Kaw’ in Sogdian).
Reverse
Stylized fire altar flanked by two attendants; stylized bust of Ahura Mazdā to right in flames.
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.