Dirham - Anonymous al-Samiya
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 749 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (661-750) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.94 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | A#142 |
| Obverse description | Three lines of text surrounded by one more circular line of writing. Externally, three concentric circles connected by five pairs of annulets. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering |
لااله الا الله وحده لا شرك له بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بلسامىه سنة احدى وثلثىن ومىة (Translation: There is no god except the one God. He has no equal. ----------------------------- In the name of God, this dirham was struck at al-Samiya in the year one and thirty and one hundred.) |
| Reverse description | Four lines of text surrounded by a pair of concentric circles with one more circular line of writing in between them. Five annulets are evenly distributed on the outer circle. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering |
الله احد الله الصمد لم يلد و لم يولد ولم يكن له كفوا احد محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون (Translation: He is God, the One and Only God, the Eternal, and Absolute, who has not begotten, and has not been begotten and there is none like unto Him. ---------------------------- Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, sent him by guidance and the religion of truth to show him on all religion, even if the polytheists hated him) |
| Edge | Script: Arabic |
| Mint | |
| Mintage |
? - - 131 (749) - احدى وثلثىن ومىة - |
| Numisquare ID | 2878543460 |
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