AR Hemidrachm [23,89 mm; 1,90 gm]. Issue of ‘Umar ibn al-’Ala, governor in Tabaristan. Third Series. Tabaristan mint. Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ‘mwr in Arabic to right; ‘pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin; nwk’ in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 67.1; Album 56; ICV 104. Toned gVF.

AR Hemidrachm [23,52 mm, 1,95 gm]. Issue of Khalid ibn Barmak. Tabaristan mint. Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; h’lyt in Pahlavi to right; ‘pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer marginFire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 59.1-3; Album 54; ICV 103. Toned gVF.

AR Hemidrachm [22,04 mm; 1,82 gm]. Citing the governor of Tabaristan, Crowned and draped word ‘bakh’ (‘good’ in Kufic) within a diamond; behind head, AFZUT GDH (‘may his kingship increase’ in Pahlawi); before head, ‘Sulayman’ in Kufic; in outer margin, APD / NWKW (‘excellent’ and ‘good’ in Pahlawi). Rev. Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attendants standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint TPURSTAN (‘Tabaristan’ in Pahlawi). Album 65. SICA I, 435. Toned aEF.

AR Hemidrachm [24,61 mm; 1,83 gm]. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; behind head, AFZUT GDH (‘may his kingship increase’ in Pahlawi); before head, ‘Hani’ in Kufic; in outer margin, APD / NWKW (‘excellent’ and ‘good’ in Pahlawi) / Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attendants standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint TPURSTAN (‘Tabaristan’ in Pahlawi). Album 69. SICA I, 437. Walker, Arab-Sassanian, 291. Toned VF.

AR Hemidrachm [23,49 mm; 1,98 gm]. Issue of Muqatil, governor in Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Crowned and draped Sasanian-style bust to right; mqatl in Arabic to right; ‘pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin; nwk’ in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 124.1-8; Album 68; ICV 107. gVF.

AR Hemidrachm [23,13 mm; 1,93 gm]. Anonymous APZWT issue. First Series. Tabaristan mint. Stylized crowned Sassanian style bust right; ‘pzwt in Pahlavi to right; in outer margin, ‘pd in Pahlavi to lower right, nwk’ in Pahlavi to lower left / Fire altar flanked by attendants; stars flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 177; Album 73. gVF.

AR Dirham [27,34 mm; 2,88 gm]. Wasit mint. Dated AH 94 (713 AD). Kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula around / Sura 112 in four lines across field; Qur’an IX, 33 around. Album 128; Klat 692.  Mitch Isl. 55. EF.

Fatimids in Sicily, ca. 10/11th century. Gold ¼ Dinar [0.57 gram] uncertain date and mint. VF.

Fatimids in Sicily, ca. 10/11th century. Gold ¼ Dinar [0.61 gram] uncertaindate and mint. VF.