Abbasids, time of al-Rashid (AH 170-193 / AD 786-809) AR Dirham. Madinat Zaranj mint, dated AH 189 = AD 804/5. Kalima in three lines across field; mint and date formula in outer margin / Continuation of Kalima, tasliya and citing the Caliph as "al-Khalifa al-rashid" in three lines across field, citing 'Ali above and local governor Sayf Ibn al-Tarabi below; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin. Album 219.5; Lowick 2453. 2.82g, 28mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine; some areas of flatness.