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Dinar - al-Muhtadi
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 869-870 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features multiple horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script arranged in concentric registers, conveying the Islamic profession of faith (shahada) and the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Muhtadi. The inscriptions are bold and angular in the characteristic early Abbasid epigraphic style. A marginal circular legend in Arabic script encircles the central inscription panel, separated by a plain inner border. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of hammered gold coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله / المهتدي بالله / أمير المؤمنين |
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| Reverse lettering | بسم الله ضُرب هذا الدينار / سنة خمس وخمسين ومئتين / هو الذي أرسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله |
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