1 Fals - Anonymous Tabaristan mint

Obverse description	Central field depicts a large bird of prey, likely an eagle or falcon, shown standing facing left with wings partially spread and talons prominently rendered. The bird is enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a decorative border of stylized leaf or branch motifs running along the coin's periphery. The design is bold and deeply struck in the hammered tradition, with the bird's plumage and talons rendered in a schematic yet expressive manner characteristic of early Islamic provincial coinage. No legible inscription appears on this side.
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Reverse lettering	بسم الله ضرب تبرستان
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Additional information	Tabaristan, the mountainous region south of the Caspian, maintained a distinct local coinage well after the Arab conquest, with its governors — and later independent rulers — issuing silver hemidrachms that closely imitated Sasanian types for generations. Copper fals of this mint are considerably less documented than the silver, and anonymous issues resist precise dating almost entirely. Album 3266 places this among the broader class of early Islamic provincial copper, where attribution often rests on mint name alone.