Abbasid Caliphate ½ Drachm - Muqatil, 139 – 181

AR ½ Dachm from Abbasid Caliphate. Issued from 139 to 181. Struck in Silver. Measures 23 mm and weighs 1.72 g.

Obverse

Facing bust of Muqatil, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside single-dotted border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock "U" in lower left margin, "APD" in lower-right margin Pahlavi date | mint mark

Reverse

Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, three pellets at the diagonals

Edge

Flat hammered coin smooth edge