ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Hemidrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 1.87 g, 11 h), citing the governor of Tabaristan, Sulayman ibn Musa (AH 170-172 = AD 787-789), Tabaristan, PYE 136 = AH 171 = AD 787. Crowned and draped word 'bakh' ('good' in Kufic) within a diamond; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, 'Sulayman' 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 65. SICA I, 428. Walker, Arab-Sassanian, p. 144, B. 43. Nicely toned. Struck from slightly worn dies and with a minor edge crack, otherwise, about extremely fine.