Silver Afzut hemidrachm, 134 PYE/785 CE, Caliph al-Mahdi, Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan

Sassanian-style bust right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, crescents with stars, Pehlavi words GDH (combined to mean roughly "may kingship increase", left of bust), AFZWT ("Strong" right of bust), NYKW ("Good" lower left) and APD ("Excellent" in lower right) // Fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, Mint name in Pehlavi (tpwlst'n for "Tabaristan") to the right, crude corrupt date written out in Pehlavi to the left (134 Post-Yazdegard Era = 785 CE). 23mm, 1.78 grams. Album #73; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 154, 302; Numista #111428.

Coins are dated in the post-Yazdigerd era (PYE) calendar, PYE = AH - 34.