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ABBASID CALIPHATE, Anonymous. Tabari Dirham. (Ar. 1.94g/24mm). 139 PYE/174H/792 AD Tabaristan. (Album 68). Obv: Bust with winged crown facing right of Sasanian type, behind legend in Palavhi: GDH (Explendor), in front MUQATIL in Arabic. On the outside, at 2 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock, crescent and star. Bottom right the word palavhi: ADB (Excellent) and left NEK (Good). Rev: Fire altar flanked by two priests, on the right: Tapurstan (Tabaristan), and on the left year of minting: 139 PYE (Post Yazgard Era) within 3 borders, on the outside, at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock crescent and star, and in the middle of these ornaments 3 points in the shape of a triangle. Good Very Fine. Strange.