Abbasids, time of al-Mansur (AH 136-158 / AD 754-775) AR Dirham. Al-Basra mint, AH 144 = AD 762. First part of kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines across field, "S" below; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 213.1; Lowick 996. 2.94g, 26mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a retired Oxford academic.