Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan. Sa'īd ibn Da'laj. PYE 125-127 / AH 160162 / AD 776-778. AR Hemidrachm (23.55mm, 1.90 g, 3h). Dated PYE 126 (AH 161 / AD 777/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; "excellent" and "good" in 2nd and 3rd quarters of margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek 84; Album 58. VF, toned.

From the J. P. Righetti Collection, 15.