Watch List notes:

Abbasids, time of al-Ma'mun AR Dirham. Samarqand mint, dated AH 203 = AD 818. First part of kalima in three lines, 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 the heir "Ali b. Musa al-Rida" and "Dhu'l Riyasatayn" in six lines; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 224; Lowick 2680ff. 2.64g, 26mm, 2h.

Very Fine; edge chipped. Very Rare.

From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.