Pre-reform issues, Tabaristan ('Abbasid governors). Anonymous APZWT issues. AH 164-177 / AD 780-793. AR Hemidrachm. Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 136 (AH 171 [AD 787/8]). 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 172.1-23; Album 73. In NGC encapsulation 3598795-297, graded Ch AU.
Ex Silk Road Hoard.