Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
---|---|
Caliph |
Al-Mahdi (775-785)
|
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 159-168 (776-785) |
Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
Value | AR Dirham (0.7) |
Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 3 g |
Diameter | 23 mm |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | Hammered |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N# 74677 |
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
Central Legend
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
Marginal Legend
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبصرة
سنة احدى و ستين و مئة
Translation:
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In The Name of God. This dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year one and sixty and one hundred (161)
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
Central Legend
محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
الخليفة المهدي
Marginal Legend
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و
محمد
دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله
ولو كره المشركون
Translation:
Muhammad is the Messenger of God/
Gods Prayer and Salutations upon him (PBAH)/
The Caliph al-Mahd/
Muhammad
Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
For detailed variations between years and mints, visit https://islamiccoins.ancients.info/abbasid/almahdi.htm
Mint marks around the rim on the obverse:
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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159 (776) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
ND (776-781) O oo O oo | 159-164 AH (Madinat al-Salam) | |||||||||||||
160 (777) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
161 (778) Ø o Ø o Ø | al-Basra | |||||||||||||
162 (779) o o o o o | al-Abbasiyya | |||||||||||||
162 (779) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
ND (779-785) o o o o o | 162-168 AH (al-Abbasiyya) | |||||||||||||
163 (780) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
164 (781) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
165 (782) oo oo oo o | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
166 (783) O oo O oo | al-Muhammadiya | |||||||||||||
ND (783-785) O oo O oo | 166-168 AH (al-Muhammadiya) | |||||||||||||
167 (784) O O O O O | Kirman | |||||||||||||
167 (784) O oo O oo | al-Muhammadiya | |||||||||||||
168 (784) ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ ⊚ | Madinat al-Salam | |||||||||||||
168 (785) o o o o o | al-Abbasiyya |
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