| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Year | 171-193 (787-809) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Dimensions | 25.3 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | Islamic#219.2a |
| 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. |
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالعباسية سنه 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-Abbasiya in the year nine and sixty and one hundred (169).) |
| Reverse description | Arabic text in three rows in the center. First row starts with `محمد`. 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 | |
| Reverse lettering | محمد
رسول
الله
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره
المشركون (Translation: Muhammad The messenger of God Muhammad 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.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Abarshahr, modern-day Nishapur,Iran al-`Abbasiya, modern-day Reggada, Tunisia al-Mubarakah, modern-day Balkh,Afghanistan al-Muhammadiyah, modern-day Hasanabad, Iran Arran, Iran Balkh, Afghanistan Bukhara, Uzbekistan Cairo, Egypt Herat, Afghanistan Ifriqiyah, modern-day Tunis,Tunisia Irminiyah / Dwin, modern-day Dvin, Armenia Kerman, Iran Samarkand, Uzbekistan Volubilis / Walilah, Mauretania,Morocco |
| Mintage | 171 (787) - al-`Abbasiya - 171 (787) - Ifriqiyah - 171 (787) - Misr/Cairo, Egypt - 172 (788) - al-`Abbasiya - 172 (788) - Ifriqiyah - 173 (789) - al-`Abbasiya - 173 (789) - al-Walila/Walilah - 173 (789) - Ifriqiyah - 174 (790) - al-`Abbasiya - 174 (790) - al-Mubaraka - 174 (790) - Ifriqiyah - 175 (791) - al-`Abbasiya - 175 (791) - al-Mubaraka - 175 (791) - Ifriqiyah - 175 (791) - Irminiyah/Arminiya - 175 (791) - Misr/Cairo, Egypt - 176 (792) - al-`Abbasiya - 176 (792) - Ifriqiyah - 176 (792) - Irminiyah/Arminiya - 177 (793) - Ifriqiyah - 177 (793) - Irminiyah/Arminiya - 177 (793) - Kirman/Kerman - 178 (794) - Ifriqiyah - 178 (794) - Irminiyah/Arminiya - 178 (794) - Kirman/Kerman - 179 (795) - Ifriqiyah - 179 (795) - Irminiyah/Arminiya - 180 (796) - al-Muhammadiyah - 180 (796) - Ifriqiyah - 180 (796) - Misr/Cairo, Egypt - 181 (797) - Ifriqiyah - 182 (798) - Ifriqiyah - 183 (799) - Ifriqiyah - 190 (806) - Arran - 191 (807) - Arran - 192 (808) - Abarshahr - 192 (808) - Arran - 192 (808) - Balkh - 192 (808) - Herat - 193 (809) - Abarshahr - 193 (809) - Arran - 193 (809) - Balkh - 193 (809) - Bukhara - 193 (809) - Herat - 193 (809) - Samarqand - |
| Catalog ID | 8609674620 |
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