'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Hemidrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 2.02 g, 9 h), citing governor Maʿadd (PYE 138 = AH 173 = AD 789), Tabaristan, PYE 138 = AD 789. Draped Sasanian-style bust to right, wearing an elaborate crown; behind head, ‘GDE / ʾp̄zwt’ (‘[may his] glory increase’ in Pahlavi); before head, ‘Maʿadd’ (‘Maʿadd’ in Arabic); in the outer margin to left and right, ‘nywk ˗ ʾp̄d’ (‘good ˗ wonderful’ in Pahlavi). Rev. Fire altar, flanked by two attendants; a crescent to the right of the flames; to left, date in Pahlavi; to right, ‘tpwlstʾn’ (‘Tabaristan’ in Pahlavi). Album 66. Very rare. Some crystallization, porosity and scratches, otherwise, good very fine.