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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Saffah. AH 132-136 / AD 749-754. AR Dirham (24mm, 2.91 g, 11h). al-Kufa mint. Dated AH 132 (AD 749/50). Central Kufic legend: la ilah illa | Allah wahdahu | la sharika lahu (There is no diety except | God alone | He has no equal); marginal Kufic legend: bism Allah duriba hadha al-dirhem bi-al-Kufa sanat ithnatain wa thelathin wa mi'at (In the name of God. This dirham was struck in al-Kufa in the year two and thirty and one hundred) / Central Kufic legend: Muhammad | rasulu- | allah (Muhammad | the Messenger of | God); marginal Kufic legend: Muhammad rasuluallah. arsala rasulahu bi'l-huda wa-din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu 'ala ad-din kollihi walau kariha al-mushrikun (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). Lowick 1088; Album 211; ICV 375. VF, toned. Rare date.
From the BRN Collection.
Al-Saffah was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. This coin was struck in the first year of his reign in his capital city.
From the BRN Collection.
Al-Saffah was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. This coin was struck in the first year of his reign in his capital city.