Islamic coin – HCR10292

Obverse

Inscription:

GDH / AFZWT

Design:

Bust of Khusraw II facing right, to left downwards Pahlavi inscription, to right downwards Pahlavi inscription, earring: three pellet triangle below upturned crescent, breast ornamentation: star, enclosed by double beaded circle, margin divided into four quadrants by star-and-crescents, Pahlavi word clockwise in second quadrant, Pahlavi word anti-clockwise in third quadrant

Reverse

Inscription:

DWSYYST / TPWRSTAN

Design:

Zoroastrian fire altar centre, with two attendants right and left standing facing, at the top of the flames rising from the altar, on the left and right a small star, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards (date), Pahlavi inscription to right downwards (mint), all enclosed within a triple beaded circle, the outer margin divided into four quadrants by stars-and-crescents, three pellet triangle in each quadrant

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

Al-Mahdī

Person

Khusro II

Mint

TPWRSTAN (Ṭabaristān) (Islamic)

Denomination

Hemidrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 168 AH (=AD 784-785)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.93

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

16/7/1957

Source

A. H. Baldwin

Translation (obverse)

may His glory increase

Secondary inscription (obverse)

APD / NYWKW

Script (obverse)

Pahlavi

Translation (reverse)

133 PYE / TPWRSTAN (Ṭabaristān)

Script (reverse)

Pahlavi

Local year

Post-Yasdigerd Era

Reference

SICA 1 : 421

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher