Watch List notes:

Abbasids, time of Al-Mahdi AR Hemidrachm. Issue of 'Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor of Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint, PYE 125 = AH 160 = AD 776/7. Crowned Sasanian-style bust to right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. date to left, mint to right. SICA I, 408; Album 56. 2.00g, 24mm, 3h.

Near Mint State; pleasant golden highlights on obverse.

From the inventory of a German dealer;
Acquired from Fritz Rudolf Künker.