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Dirham - al-Mansur
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 754-775 |
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| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse follows the same tripartite concentric layout as the obverse, presenting Arabic Kufic inscriptions across central and marginal registers. The central field carries the second part of the Shahada: 'Muhammad rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of God), arranged in horizontal lines. The inner circular legend contains a Quranic reference (Quran 9:33), and the outer marginal legend records the mint name and Hijri date of issue. A plain linear border separates the central and marginal fields, consistent with the reformed Umayyad-derived Abbasid dirham standard established under the caliph al-Mansur. |
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| Mint | al-Muhammadiyah, modern-day Hasanabad, Iran Basra, Iraq Kufa, Iraq (638-?) Madinat al-Salam, modern-day Baghdad, Iraq Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad,Iran |
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