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Farrukhan (PYE 60 - 77 [AH 93 - 110])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
727 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 75 PYE
24 mm.
2.03 gm.
Album 50
Die position=10h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=19 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 3 pellets. Name in Pahlavi.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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Khurshid (PYE 89 - 110 [AH 123 - 144])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
746 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 95 PYE
24 mm.
2.01 gm.
Album 52
Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=18 mm.; diameter of reverse border=17 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 4 pellets. Name in Pahlavi.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.
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'Umar ibn al-'Ala (PYE 120 - 129 [AH 155 - 164])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
773 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 122 PYE
24 mm.
1.92 gm.
Album 56
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 3 pellets. Name in Arabic.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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'Umar ibn al-'Ala (PYE 120 - 129 [AH 155 - 164])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
774 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 123 PYE
24 mm.
1.81gm.
Album 55
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 4 pellets. Name in Pahlavi.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames (?). Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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'Umar ibn al-'Ala (PYE 120 - 129 [AH 155 - 164])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
774 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 124 PYE
23 x 24 mm.
1.88 gm.
Album 55
Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=16 mm.; diameter of reverse border=16 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 4 pellets. Name in Pahlavi.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.
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'Umar ibn al-'Ala (PYE 120 - 129 [AH 155 - 164])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
780 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 129 PYE
24 x 23 mm.
1.99 gm.
Album 56
Die position=12h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=16 mm.; diameter of reverse border=16 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: star within circle. Name in Arabic. Crescent in right field almost an annulet; pellet within circle on either side of crown.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan); pellet above.
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Anonymous (PYE 125, 129 - 143 [AH 160, 164 - 178])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
781 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 130 PYE
24 x 23 mm.
1.80 gm.
Album 73
Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=17 mm.; diameter of reverse border=16 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 4 pellets;'Afzut' in front of bust instead of name.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star to right and pellet to left of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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Anonymous (PYE 125, 129 - 143 [AH 160, 164 - 178])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
781 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 130 PYE
23 mm.
1.68 gm.
Album 73
Die position=4h
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 4 pellets;'Afzut' in front of bust instead of name.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; pellets (?) to right and left of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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Anonymous (PYE 125, 129 - 143 [AH 160, 164 - 178])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
783 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 132 PYE
24 x 23 mm.
1.85 gm.
Album 73
Die position=4h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=16 mm.; diameter of reverse border=16 mm.
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: 3 pellets;'Afzut' in front of bust instead of name.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; star left and crescent right of flames (?). Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection.
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Sulayman ibn Musa (PYE 136 - 138 [AH 171 - 173])
AR Hemidrachm/Tabari Dirham
788 AD
Mint: TPWRSTAN
Date: 137 PYE
23 mm.
2.04 gm.
Album 65
Die position=4h
reverse
Obverse: Bust right, breast ornament: type 'A' with 3 pellets.'Bakh' (good) in diamond superimposed over bust with winged headdress. Legend.
Reverse: Fire altar with 2 attendants; stars to right and left of flames. Pahlavi date to left, mint name to right 'TPWRSTAN' (Tabaristan).
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