| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Year | 169-170 (785-786) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.68 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | Album Islamic#217.4 , Zeno cat#300980 |
| Obverse description | Arabic text in three rows in the center. First row `لا اله الا`. This text is surrounded by one row of Arabic text. Starting with `بسم الله` at 1 o`clock reading from right to left. Two rings in the margin with annulets evenly distributed. |
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالهرونيه سنة تسع و ستىن و مئة (Translation: There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal. In the name of God. This dirham was struck in al-Haruniyah in the year nine and sixty and one hundred.) |
| Reverse description | Arabic text in four rows in the center. First row starts with `الخليفة`. The center text is surrounded by one ring. One row of Arabic text in the margin outside the ring. Starting with `محمد` at 1 o`clock reading from right to left. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | الخليفة الهادى
مما أمر به هرون
بن أمير المؤمنين
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره
المشركون (Translation: Caliph Al-Hadi What was ordered by Harun the son of the Commander of the Faithful He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.) |
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| Mint | Ifriqiyah, modern-day Tunis,Tunisia هارون اباد, al-Haruniyah,Iran |
| Mintage | 169 (785) - al-Haruniyah - 169 (785) - Ifriqiyah - 170 (786) - al-Haruniyah - 170 (786) - Ifriqiyah - |
| Catalog ID | 5869714930 |
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