Islamic coin – HCR10912

Obverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا / الله و حده / لا شريك له

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, all enclosed by three pointillate circles and six sets of equidistant annulets of sequence 'O oo O oo O oo'

Reverse

Inscription:

محمد رسول / الله صلى الله / عليه و سلم / الخليفة المهدي

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointilllate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by trace of pointillate circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

ʿAbbāsid Caliphate

Reign

Al-Mahdī

Person

al-Mahdī, 785 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Madīnat al-Salām (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

159 AH (=AD 775-776)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.86

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.1

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

J. G. Covernton Collection - 14

Source

St. John's College

Translation (obverse)

there is no god but God alone, He has no associate

Secondary inscription (obverse)

بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة السلام سنة تسع و خمسين و مئة

Translation (obverse)

in the name of God, this dirham struck in Madīnat al-Salām (in) the year 159

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, praise of God upon him and peace, the Caliph al-Mahdī

Secondary inscription (reverse)

محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون

Translation (reverse)

Muḥammad is the messenger of God, He sent him with guidance and the true religion, that he may overcome all religion(s), even if the polytheists hate it

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 3 : 1613

Contributors to this coin record

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