Lot 219:
Lords of Bukhara. AR Drachm. Bukhara mint, temp. Al-Mahdi (158-169 H / 775-785 AD). D/ Crown bust to right; behind, 'al-Mahdi' in Kufic; before, 'Lord of Bukhara' in Sogdian. R/ Sasanian fire altar, which is the outline of the divine head facing right, flanked by two attending priests (mabedh) standing facing each other. Album 94; Walker (Arab-Sassanian Coins) 319ff; Mitchiner 1550. VF.