Period
Islamic
Person
al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258
Mint
Irbil (Islamic) (stated mint)
Denom.
Dirham
Dating
653 AH (=AD 1255)
Obverse
لا اله الا / الله محمد / رسول الله, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by ornamented quatrefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by chain border
Reverse
الامام / المستعصم / بالله امير / المؤمنين, Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by ornamented quatrefoil, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 61:13) anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, all enclosed by chain border
