The vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya Barmaki
Lot 2967
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.85 g, 4 h), citing the heir apparent Muhammad al-Amin as 'ibn Amir al-Mu'minin' ('son of the Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic) and the vizier Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, al-Muhammadiya, AH 180 = AH 796/7. SICA III, 1398. Beautifully toned. Good very fine.

From a Swiss collection of Umayyad and Abbasid coins, assembled in the 1970-1980s (with original flip with S. Album’s description).

Ja'far ibn Yahya Barmaki (767-803) was a Persian vizier of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. He was executed in 803, allegedly for having an affair with al-Rashid's sister, Abbasa.
Starting price:
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Closing time: 28-Feb-21, 21:09:00 CET
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