Iran, AE Falus with Lion

[capnbirdseye]

A Falus of Iran, 8.33g

Not sure what mint it is,?
A distortion in the flan or die makes it appear to be a Lion with a Monkey on it's back or is there something there ?

[saro]

WoC members do not seem to be inspired ... and me too  ...
I would see a leaping tiger or panther with up tail and I'm not sure of an other animal on its back but only ornamental dots ?
The other face is not clear, except "falus" (without "zarb"); is it a "re" which cuts " falus" ? or the beginning of something else ?
may be a mintname with an epithet 

[capnbirdseye]

I probably have a vivid imagination but can you see where I can see a Monkey 

[Figleaf]

Lion with rising sun behind?

Peter

[capnbirdseye]

Lion with rising sun behind?

Peter

Monkey selecting one of the two bananas on the Lions back 

[saro]

I probably have a vivid imagination but can you see where I can see a Monkey 

So we agree about the tail 
and the bananas could be well few remains of sunrays behind the "feline".
If you confirm the "re" cutting "falus", my best guess would be "Resht" dar al marz 

[Figleaf]

Not bananas, bad hair.

Peter

[capnbirdseye]

Stan Goron thought perhaps dar al-ilm Shiraz

[saro]

First I also thought  to Shiraz which is a good candidate, but the letter "re" cutting the word "falus" is really puzzling  may be it isn't a "re" but a banana  !!