Silver Afzut hemidrachm, 132 PYE/783 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, date written out in Pehlavi to the left (132 Post-Yazdegard Era = 783 CE). 23mm, 1.81 grams. Album #73; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 154, 302; Numista #111428.

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