Dabuyid dynasty ½ Drachm - "Ispahbadh of Tabaristan" Farrukhan the Great, 727 – 728

AR ½ Drachm from Dabuyid dynasty. Issued from 727 to 728. Struck in Silver. Measures 24 mm and weighs 2 g.

Obverse

Pahlavi inscription: Farkhanan (on right) may his glory increase (on left); excellent, good (in outer margin), Sasanian style crowned bust right in the style of Khusru II, double circle around, three star in crescents in outer margin.

Reverse

Fire altar, flanked two attendants standing facing, star left and crescent right flanking top of flame, Pahlavi Post-Yazdegard Era date (year 76) on left, Pahlavi mint signature (TPWRSTAN) on right, within triple border, four star in crescents and four groups of three pellets in outer margin