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Dinar - al-Muqtafi
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 1136-1160 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold dinar struck during the reign of Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafi (530–555 AH). The obverse field is densely filled with multiple concentric registers of Arabic Kufic and thuluth script arranged in horizontal lines within a circular border of repeated marginal legend. The central field bears the Shahada and the caliph's name and title, all executed in fine hand-cut dies. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan and slightly uneven strike typical of Abbasid hammered gold coinage of the 6th century AH. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له المقتفي لأمر الله محمد رسول الله بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينار بـ [Mint] سنة [Date] |
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| Reverse lettering | لله الأمر من قبل ومن بعد ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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