Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XV 5 Apr 2018
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Abbasid Caliphate, Harun al-Rashid (AH 170-193 / AD 768-809) AV Dinar. Unnamed (Madinat al-Salam?) mint, dated AH 170 = AD 786. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin / "Muhammad is the messenger of God, by the command of Abd Allah, Harun amir al-mu'minin", in three lines across field; date formula in outer margin. Album 218.1; Bernardi 58b; Baldwins 71, 1663. 4.01g, 19mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
The reverse legends bear the name for the caliph Harun al-Rashid, and is the first example of an Abbasid dinar bearing the caliphal name. Al-Rashid seized power in 170h, clinching the caliphate from his brother al-Hadi, and asserted his new position by issuing both Dirhams and Dinars bearing his name.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
The reverse legends bear the name for the caliph Harun al-Rashid, and is the first example of an Abbasid dinar bearing the caliphal name. Al-Rashid seized power in 170h, clinching the caliphate from his brother al-Hadi, and asserted his new position by issuing both Dirhams and Dinars bearing his name.