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1/2 Drachm - Sa'id b. Da'laj Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan - Arab-Sasanian
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 742-780 |
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| Value | Hemidrachm (7⁄20) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust of a Sasanian ruler facing right in the central field, derived from late Sasanian royal portraiture, with a characteristic winged crown surmounted by a crescent and globes. The bust is rendered in a debased but recognizable Sasanian artistic tradition. Flanking crescents and pellets appear in the outer field. Arabic legends in Kufic script are interspersed within the design, reflecting the Arab-Sasanian hybrid coinage tradition of Tabaristan. |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants standing in profile, a well-established Sasanian religious motif representing the Zoroastrian sacred fire. The altar is depicted with characteristic vertical striations. Flanking star and crescent symbols appear in the outer field at the cardinal points. A marginal inscription in Arabic Kufic script surrounds the central device, incorporating the governor's name and Islamic formulae consistent with Abbasid-period Tabaristan hemidrachms. |
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| Mint | Tabaristan |
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