PYE 125 = AH 160 = AD 776/7.
Abbasids Ar. hemidrachm, time of Al-Mahdi. Issue of 'Umar ibn al-'Ala, governor of Tabaristan. Tabaristan mint. Crowned Sasanian-style bust to right. Rev. Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. date to left, mint to right. SICA I, 408, Album 56. Condition: Near Mint State; pleasant golden highlights on obverse.
Size: D: 24mm ; 2g
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in the inventory of a German dealer, acquired from F.R.K.