Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Umar b. al-'Ala. AH 155-165 / AD 771-780. AR Hemidrachm. 23mm, 1.96g. TPWRSTAN (Tabaristan) mint. Dated PYE 129 = AH 164 (AD 780/1). EF

Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Umar b. al-'Ala. AH 155-165 / AD 771-780. AR Hemidrachm. 23mm, 1.96g. TPWRSTAN (Tabaristan) mint. Dated PYE 129 = AH 164 (AD 780/1). EF

Obv: Sasanian king Khosrow II portrait right-facing , the governor, Umar (عمر), single or circular border adorned with crescents and stars outside the central design ring

Rev: Fire altar (atashdan) stands in the center of the coin, with flames rising from the top. Two stylized figures or guardians face inward toward the altar, flanking it on the left and right sides, name of the mint, TPWRSTAn (Tabaristan), is written in Pahlavi script on the right side of the inner field. Per your specific coin description, a small pellet (dot) is located above the second "T" of this mint-name, A triple circular border adorned with additional crescents and stars

Ref: Malek 80.2; Album 56.

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