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Dinar - Harun al-Rashid MUSA bin 'Isa
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 787-795 |
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| Reference(s) | A#218.7 |
| Obverse description | Aniconic design typical of Abbasid coinage, displaying three lines of bold Kufic Arabic script in the central field proclaiming the Shahada and the prophetic mission. The central legend is enclosed within a single circular line border, surrounded by a continuous marginal legend carrying the Quranic verse from Surah al-Tawbah (9:33) in Kufic script. The outer border is defined by a dotted or granulated rim following the irregular flan edge. The entire design is executed in raised relief against a flat field, characteristic of late 8th-century Abbasid hammered gold coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Aniconic reverse displaying multiple lines of Kufic Arabic script in the central field, recording the mint formula, regnal date, and the name of the governor Musa bin 'Isa responsible for the issue. The central inscription is enclosed within a single circular line border, with a marginal legend running around the periphery in Kufic script. A dotted border follows the coin's edge. The raised Kufic lettering, struck on an irregular flan by hammer, is characteristic of Abbasid administrative coinage of the late 2nd century AH. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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