Specimen record
as-037
AS-037 Arab-Sasanian, temp. al-Mahdi (AH 158-169 / AD 775-785). Silver hemidrachm (1.71 gm, 23.32 mm), anonymous, Tabarestan, PYE 133 = AD 784. Album 73.
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as-037
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This specimen
- Inventory no.
- as-037
- Weight
- 1.71 gm
- Diameter
- 23.32 mm
Type (catalogue)
- Dynasty
- Arab-Sasanian
- Ruler
- al-Mahdi
- Reign
- AD 775–785
- Authority
- Anonymous governor
- Metal
- Silver
- Denomination
- Hemidrachm
- Mint
- Tabaristan
Obverse
Within double border of dots, Sasanian-style crowned bust to right; behind and before head, ‘GDE – ʾp̄zwt’ = ‘xwarrah – abzūd’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); 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, ‘s syˈ stˈ’ = ‘sē sī sad’ (‘133’ in Pahlavi); to right, ‘tpwlstʾn’ = ‘Taburestān’ (‘Tabarestan’ in Pahlavi).
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