Abbasids, time of al-Ma'mun AR Dirham. Madinat Samarqand mint, dated AH 201 = AD 817. First part of kalima in three lines, "al-Mashriq" (the East) below; mint and date formula around / Continuation of kalima in three lines, citing al-Rida as "Dhu'l Riyasatayn" (holder of the two ministries); Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 223.4; Lowick 2675. 2.77g, 26mm, 9h.
Very Fine; edge chipped.
From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.