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Dirham - Anonymous Wasit
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 702-750 |
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| Diameter | 22.6 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents four horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic legend filling the central field, surrounded by two concentric circles with a circular marginal legend running between them; the marginal inscription is noted as partially illegible. The central field bears the first verses of Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) followed by the Risala formula attesting to the prophethood of Muhammad. The epigraphic arrangement is strictly aniconographic, consistent with the reformed Umayyad monetary standard established in AH 77 (696/697 CE). The concentric double-circle border with interstitial legend space is a hallmark feature of Umayyad silver coinage from the Wasit mint. |
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| 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) |
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| Mint | Wasit |
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