Early Medieval 'Abbasid Caliphate, time of Haroun al-Rashid (AH
170-193 / AD 786-809) AR Dirham. Ma'dan al-Shash mint, AH 190 = AD 805. Obv: Kalima
in three lines across field; mint and date formula around. Rev: Citing the future
caliph as al-Ma'mun 'Abd Allah as "ibn amir al-mu'minin and wali wali 'ahd
al-muslimin" (successor of the successor of the covenant of the Muslims'
in Kufic) in four lines across field, Ali above and al-Nadr below; Quran IX, 33
around. Album 219.11.
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 2.72 grams
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