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1 Dirham - Anonymous
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 745 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse follows the standard Umayyad epigraphic design, with the central field presenting a five-line Arabic inscription from Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) arranged in horizontal registers enclosed within a plain inner circle. A circular marginal legend encircling the border carries the Quranic verse from Surah At-Tawbah (9:33) along with the Shahada of the Prophet. The hammered flan exhibits the typical uneven surface texture and toning of circulated early Islamic silver coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | الله أحد الله الصمد لم يلد ولم يولد ولم يكن له كفوا أحد محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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By 745, the Umayyad Caliphate was fracturing badly — Marwan II had just seized power after a succession crisis that left multiple claimants dead, and provincial mints were operating with increasing autonomy. Anonymous issues from this period reflect deliberate policy: the absence of a caliph's name on the coin sidestepped the question of which claimant's authority the mint was acknowledging. The reference A#138 places this among the late Umayyad epigraphic dirhams that would directly inform Abbasid coin design after the dynasty's collapse in 750.