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Silver Dirham

AR 458 | mint: Madinat al-Salam (Iraq) | dated 159 AH (775–6 AD)

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Artwork Details

Title: Silver Dirham

Date: dated 159 AH (775–6 AD)

Location: mint: Madinat al-Salam (Iraq)

Dimensions: 2.88g; 28mm

Accession Number: AR 458

Other Notes:

Obverse field: la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu; margin: denomination, mint and date

Reverse field: Muhammad rasul Allah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam li’l-khalifah al-Mahdi; margin: Muhammad rasul Allah, followed by surah al-Tawbah (IX), verse 33.

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