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1/2 Drachm - `Ispahbadh of Tabaristan` Khurshid with Farrukhan the Little Arab-Sasanian
Issuer | Dabuyid dynasty |
Year | 740-760 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/2 Drachm |
Currency | Drachm (642-760) |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 2 g |
Dimensions | 24 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Val Sn#76, Val Sn#77 |
Obverse description | Head of Khusru with the official tiara; in front of face the name `Khurshid`. Brave in the margin at the right. |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | KHURSHITU
in the margin at the right : APD-afid (Translation: Khwar(kh)šēd Brave / Praise) |
Reverse description | Fire-altar and attendants,. In margin four crescents and stars with four sets of triple dots between. |
Reverse script | |
Reverse lettering | (Translation: on the left: Dating on the right: TAPURISTAN) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND
(740-748) - W. H. Valentine#77 (Farrukhan) - ND
(740-748) - with Farrukhan the Little - ND
(740-760) - W. H. Valentine#76 (Khurshid) -
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Catalog ID | 1552405210 |
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