Islamic coin – HCR10293

Obverse

Inscription:

GDH / AFZWT

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

CHARSYST / 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 plain and divided into four quadrants by stars-and-crescents, three pellet triangle in each quadrant

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

Al-Hadī

Person

Khusro II

Mint

TPWRSTAN (Ṭabaristān) (Islamic)

Denomination

Hemidrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

circa 169 AH (=AD 785-786)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.24

Axis

Diameter (mm)

25.3

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Keble College

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Keble College, XXX.

Translation (obverse)

may His glory increase

Secondary inscription (obverse)

APD / NYWKW

Script (obverse)

Pahlavi

Translation (reverse)

134 PYE / TPWRSTAN (Ṭabaristān)

Script (reverse)

Pahlavi

Local year

Post-Yazdigerd Era

Condition

dark green encrustation

Reference

SICA 1 : 423

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher