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Dirham - Al-Rashid Sijistan mint
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 786-792 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents five lines of Kufic Arabic text identifying the Prophet Muhammad as the Messenger of God, invoking blessings upon him, naming the reigning caliph Harun al-Rashid, and citing his governor Ibn Khuzaym, all enclosed within a single linear inner circle. The outer marginal legend bears the Quranic verse from Sura al-Tawba (9:33), affirming the divine mission of the Prophet, rendered in the angular Kufic script characteristic of early Abbasid dirhams. The layout adheres strictly to the standard Abbasid epigraphic reverse type established by the monetary reform of Abd al-Malik, with no pictorial or figural imagery. The letterforms throughout are flat and unmodelled, consistent with provincial mint production under the authority of the Abbasid central administration. |
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| Reverse lettering | Center بن خوزىم محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم الخليفه هرون بخ Margin محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون (Translation: Margin: Muhammad the messenger of God came with guidance and true religion so that the entire religion may prevail, even if the polytheists hate it Center: ibn Khuzaym Muhammad the messenger of God peace be upon him the caliph Harun Bakh) |
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