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ISLAMIC/'Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan; ‘Umar ibn al-‘Ala عمر ابن العلاء CE 771-782


AR Hemidrachm, 24 mm, 2.15 g, 3h, Tabaristan mint PYE 129/AH 164/CE 780/1

Album 56
Malek 80

O: stylized bust of Khushro II, with Arabic inscription in front 
عمر, ("’Umar"), Pahlavi inscription to left "may his glory increase" and in margins "excellent" and "good".

R: Fire altar with two attendants Pahlavi date to left and mint name TPRWSTAN to right.