TABERISTAN, Khurshid (Khorshid); (123-142 AH). AR Hemidrachm (2.04 gm; 25 mm). Obverse; Sasanian bust to the right, name in Pahlavi in front of face, phrase APD in Pahlavi in the second quarter, Reverse: fire altar with attendants, mint “TPURASTN (Tabaristan)” on the right, date: 98. The period coincides with reign of 10th Umayyad Khalif Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, and Abbasid’s Saffah and Mansur, Album 52. Choice AU. Lightly toned with some luster.