Harun al-Rashid, as ‘Abd Allah Amir al-Mu’minin, Second Reverse Marginal Legend Type
Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Caliphate
 |
|---|---|
| Caliph |
Al-Rashid (هارون الرشيد) (786-809)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 170-178 (786-794) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.68 g |
| Diameter | 27.1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 573430 |
| References | Album Islamic# 219.6a Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Arabic text in three rows in the center. First row "لا اله الا".
This text is surrounded by one row of Arabic text. Starting with "بسم الله" at 1 o'clock reading from right to left.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
Center
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
Margin
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة السلام سنة سبعين و مئة
Translation:
There is no god but
God alone.
There is no partner with Him.
In the name of God, this dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year seventy and one hundred (170 AH).
Reverse
Arabic text in three rows in the center. First row "محمد".
This center text is surrounded by two rings.
One row of Arabic text in the margin. Starting with "محمد" at 1 o'clock reading from right to left.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
Center:
محمد
رسول
الله
ع
Inner Margin:
مما أمر به عبدالله هرون أمير المؤمنين
Outer Margin
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون
Translation:
Center:
Muhammad
is the Messenger
of God
A (the letter Ayn)
Inner Margin:
From what was ordered by ‘Abd Allah Harun, Commander of the Believers
Outer Margin:
Muhammad is the Messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religions, even though the polytheists hate it.
Edge
Plain
Mint
| مدينة السلام | Madinat al-Salam, modern-day Baghdad, Iraq (767-912) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 170 (786) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 171 (787) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 172 (788) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 173 (789) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 174 (790) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 175 (791) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 176 (792) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 177 (793) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| 178 (794) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
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