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ISLAMIC/'Abbasid; temp. Harun ar-Rashid CE 786-809 Afzut type of Tabaristan


AR Hemidrachm, 23mm, 1.82g, 3h, Tabaristan mint, c. PYE 135 (CE 785-786)

O: Sassanian style crowned bust r, "afzut" 
R: fire altar flanked by attendants, stars flanking flames

Malek 193.1 variety
Album 73