Specimen record
as-011
AS-011 Arab-Sasanian, temp. al-Mahdi (AH 158-169 / AD 775-785). Silver hemidrachm (1.94 gm, 23.00 mm), governor ʿUmar (PYE 120-129 / AH 155-164 / AD 771-780 AD), Tabarestan, PYE 128 = AD 779. Album 56.
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as-011
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This specimen
- Inventory no.
- as-011
- Weight
- 1.94 g
- Diameter
- 23.00 mm
Type (catalogue)
- Dynasty
- Arab-Sasanian
- Ruler
- al-Mahdi
- Reign
- AH 158–169 / AD 775–785
- Authority
- Umar (governor, AH 155–164 / AD 771–780)
- Metal
- Silver
- Denomination
- Hemidrachm
- Mint
- Tabaristan
- PYE
- 128
- AD
- 779
- References
- Album 56
Obverse
Within double border of dots, Sasanian-style crowned bust to right; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt’ = ‘xwarrah abzūd’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘ʿUmar’ (in Arabic); in outer margin, to right and left, ‘ʾp̄d – nywkˈ’ = ‘abd – nēk’ (‘wonderful – good’ in Pahlavi).
Reverse
Within triple border of dots, fire altar flanked by two attendants; above altar, two stars; to left, ‘hštwystst’ = ‘hašt wīst sad’ (‘128’ in Pahlavi); to right, ‘tpwlstʾn’ = ‘Taburestān’ (‘Tabarestan’ in Pahlavi).
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