Period
Islamic
Person
‘Umar b. al-‘Alā, Khusro II
Mint
TPWRSTAN (Ṭabaristān) (Islamic)
Denom.
Hemidrachm
Dating
circa 157 AH (=AD 774-775)
Obverse
AFZWT GDH, Bust of Khusraw II facing right, Pahlavi inscription downwards to left, Arabic inscription downwards to right (ruler), earring: three pellet triangle, breast ornamentation: four pellet diamond, enclosed by double beaded circle, margin in four quadrants separated by star-and-crescents, Pahlavi word clockwise in second quadrant, Pahlavi inscription anti-clockwise in third quadrant
Reverse
WYSTDWST (sic) / TPWRSTAN, 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 a small star and on the right a small crescent, 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
