Silver hemidrachm of governor Sa'id bin Da'laj (776-778 CE), 127 PYE/778 CE, Caliph al-Mahdi, Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan

Sassanian-style bust right, with winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, crescents with stars, Pehlavi words GDE 'pzwty (combined to mean roughly "may kingship increase", left of bust), governor's name Sa'id in arabic to the right, Pehlavi words 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 (127 Post-Yazdegard Era = 778 CE). 23mm, 1.84 grams. Album #56; Numista #80506.

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