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Dirham - Anonymous Harran
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 698-750 |
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| Currency | Dinar (661-750) |
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| Obverse description | Epigraphic type with no figurative imagery, typical of Umayyad silver coinage. The central field contains the shahada in three lines of Kufic script, declaring the oneness of God. A concentric inner marginal band bears the mint and date formula naming Harran as the place of striking, while the outer marginal legend carries the Quranic verse of Surah At-Tawbah (9:33) proclaiming the mission of the Prophet Muhammad. The inscriptions are executed in an early angular Kufic style within two raised concentric circular borders, the whole set against a flat, unadorned field characteristic of early Islamic hammered dirhams. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | Central field: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له Inner margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بحران Outer margin: محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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