Medieval
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809.
AR Hemidrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 1.8 g)
Obv: 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).
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 69. SICA I, 437. Walker, Arab-Sassanian, 291.