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ARAB-BUKHARAN: al-Mahdi, 775-785, BI drachm (3.06g)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
ARAB-BUKHARAN: al-Mahdi, 775-785, BI drachm (3.06g)
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ARAB-BUKHARAN: al-Mahdi, 775-785, BI drachm (3.06g), A-94, W-XXIX-1-6, good silver, Extremely Fine. Struck during and after al-Mahdi's reign, in reasonably fine silver until the governorship of Ghitrif b. 'Ata, 174-176, who ordered their debasement. The debased version, called the ghitrifi dirham, was struck posthumously for decades, if not centuries. The fineness reduction was probably gradual, perhaps over several decades, rather than suddenly during Ghitrif's short governorship. Some of the latest issues are virtually pure copper.