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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.75 g, 1 h), citing the governor Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan as mawla, Balkh, AH 190 = AD 805/6. SICA III, 697. Extremely rare. Chipped on the edge and with some marks, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan was a prominent military leader and governor of Khurasan under the caliph Harun al-Rashid. He is named 'mawla' on our coin, a word with different meanings such as 'leader', 'follower' and 'friend'.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan was a prominent military leader and governor of Khurasan under the caliph Harun al-Rashid. He is named 'mawla' on our coin, a word with different meanings such as 'leader', 'follower' and 'friend'.