AR Drachm or Dirhem [31,47 mm; 4,11 gm]. Darabgird mint, dated year 35 (A.D. 621), with word “praise” in outer margin. Crowned Sassanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Sellwood type 62, Göbl 214. gVF.

AR Hemidrachm [22,57 mm; 2,01 gm]. Tpurstan. Crowned Sassanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Mitchiner 274. gVF.

AR Hemidrachm [23,34 mm; 1,63 gm]. Tpurstan. Crowned Sassanian style bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Mitchiner 275. Toned VF.

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.

AR Denarius [19,51 mm; 2,83 gm]. Staff and feather Series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right, with curl on left shoulder; staff before, X behind / The Dioscuri riding to right, feather below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 130/1a; RSC 20ee. Deposits, VF.

AE Quadrans [20,35 mm; 8,17 gm]. Rome mint. Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin; three pellets (mark of value) to left / ROMA, prow of galley right; three pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 56/5. aVF.

AE Sextans [18,51 mm; 3,62 gm]. Sardinian mint. C series. Head of Mercury right, two pellets above / Prow right, ROMA above, C before, two pellets below. Crawford 63/6. F.

AE Triens [24,14 mm; 12,08 gm]. Victory and spearhead series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Minerva right; four pellets (mark of value) above / Prow of galley right; above, Victory flying right, holding palm frond and wreath, and upright spearhead; four pellets (mark of value) to right, [R]OMA below. Crawford 145/3; Sydenham 293b; Type as RBW 648. Rare. gF.