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Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Sa'Id Ibn Da'La (AH 160-162 / AD 776-778) AR Hemidrachm. Tabaristan, dated PYE 125 (AH 160 [AD 776/7]). Crowned Sasanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. Malek 83; Album 58.
Crowned Sasanian style bust right, star in circle on breastplate; s'yd (governor's name in Pahlavi) in right field, GDH 'pzwt (may his splendor grow) in left field, 'pd (excellent) in lower right outer margin; nwk' (good) in lower left outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star left and crescent right flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating double pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 83.8-9.HID05401242017
2g; 23,6mm; 9h
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