Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan (Dabwayhid Ispahbads). Farrukhan. AH 93-112 / AD 711-731. AR Hemidrachm (25.5mm, 2.06 g, 1h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 75 = AH 108 (AD 726/7). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; 'pd and nwk' in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 16.1-4; Album 50. Iridescent toning, light die rust and hairline die break on obverse, slight peripheral weakness. EF.
From the MWF Collection. Ex Huston 129 (25 March 1994), lot 85.