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Abbasids, time of Al-Ma'mun AR Dirham. Samarqand mint, dated AH 203 = AD 818. First part of kalima in three lines across field, mint and date formula in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 3-4 in outer margin; "al-Mashriq" (The East) in Kufic below / Continuation of kalima, citing heir 'Ali al-Rida and "Dhu'l Riyasatayn" in six lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 224; Lowick 2680ff. 2.81g, 27mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine, with areas of flat striking. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
'Ali b. Musa al-Rida, Imam of the Shi'ite faction, was named heir to the caliphate as part of a failed attempt to reconcile the Sunni and Shi'ite branches of Islam.
Near Very Fine, with areas of flat striking. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
'Ali b. Musa al-Rida, Imam of the Shi'ite faction, was named heir to the caliphate as part of a failed attempt to reconcile the Sunni and Shi'ite branches of Islam.