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.