TABARISTAN. Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Mahdi (AH 158-169 / AD 775-785). Issue of 'Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor of Tabaristan (AH 154-163 = AD 771-780). Hemidrachm.

Obv: Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; open double circular pelleted border with star-in-crescents.
Rev: Fire altar with attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; triple circular pelleted border with alternating star-in-crescent.

Mitchiner 1388ff..

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 1.75 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.