Obverse description
Obverse script	Arabic
Obverse lettering	Central Legend لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له Marginal Legend بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبصرة سنة احدى و ستين و مئة (Translation: There is no diety except | (the one) God alone | He has no equal  In The Name of God. This dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year one and sixty and one hundred (161))
Reverse description
Reverse script	Arabic
Reverse lettering	Central Legend محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الخليفة المهدي Marginal Legend محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و محمد دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون (Translation: Muhammad is the Messenger of God/ Gods Prayer and Salutations upon him (PBAH)/ The Caliph al-Mahd/ Muhammad  Muhammad is the messenger of God. 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
Mintage	159 (776) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - ND (776-781) O oo O oo - 159-164 AH (Madinat al-Salam) - 160 (777) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - 161 (778) Ø o Ø o Ø - al-Basra - 162 (779) o o o o o - al-Abbasiyya - 162 (779) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - ND (779-785) o o o o o - 162-168 AH (al-Abbasiyya) - 163 (780) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - 164 (781) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - 165 (782) oo oo oo o - Madinat al-Salam - 166 (783) O oo O oo - al-Muhammadiya - ND (783-785) O oo O oo - 166-168 AH (al-Muhammadiya) - 167 (784) O O O O O - Kirman - 167 (784) O oo O oo - al-Muhammadiya - 168 (784) ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ - Madinat al-Salam - 168 (785) o o o o o - al-Abbasiyya -
Catalog ID	4618555420
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