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Dinar - Anonymous Reform type
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 812-1420 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Aniconic field bearing the Shahada in three lines of bold Kufic Arabic script: 'There is no god but God / alone / He has no partner.' The central legend is enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a wide marginal band containing the mint and date formula in smaller Kufic script reading 'In the name of God, this dinar was struck at [Mint Name] in the year [AH Year].' The flat, imageless design is characteristic of the post-reform Islamic coinage tradition established under the Umayyads and continued by the Abbasids, emphasizing pure religious declaration over figural representation. |
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| Reverse description | Aniconic field displaying a three-line Kufic inscription reading 'God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God / May God's peace and blessings be upon him,' with the word 'Allah' appearing alone above the main legend as a superscript. The central text is framed within a plain inner circle, with a wide marginal band carrying the Quranic verse from Surah At-Tawbah (9:33): 'Muhammad is the Messenger of God, who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religions, even if the polytheists dislike it.' The reverse continues the purely epigraphic aesthetic of the reform-type dinar, with no figurative imagery, rendered in well-spaced Kufic lettering of consistent module and relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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