TABERISTAN. Khurshid (Khorshid) (115-142 AH), Year 108. Silver Hemidrachm (2.08 gm; 23 mm). Crowned Sasanian bust to the right, name in Pahlavi in front of face, phrase APD in Pahlavi in the second quarter. Reverse: fire altar with attendants, mint “TPURSTAN (Tabaristan)” on the right, date: 108. The period coincides with reign of 10th Umayyad Khalif; Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, and Abbasid’s Saffah and Mansur. Malek 73; Cf. Album 55. Choice AU with some luster. Lightly toned.