Numismatic Auction #22

SALLARID: Jastan b. al-Marzuban, 957-960, AR dirham (2.53g), Ardabil, AH347, A-1486, flan crack, some weakness, Fine to VF, RR. All coins of Jastan cite his brother Ibrahim b. al-Marzuban, with Jastan named on the reverse, Ibrahim on the obverse. A local Adharbayjani dynasty of Daylamite origin, who were able to control parts of Adharbayjan, with their subordinate capital at Ardabil. The dynasty was fragmented into local branches. Dates of rule are only guesswork, despite the exhaustive study (non-numismatic) of this dynasty by Ahmad Kasravi.