| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2923 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.87 g, 6 h), Madinat al-Salam, AH 181 = 797/8. 'lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū' ('There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him' in Arabic); in the margin, 'bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Madīnat al-Salām sana iḥdā wa thamānīn wa miʾa' ('In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Madinat al-Salam in the year 181' in Arabic). Rev. Citing his son al-Amin Muhammad, and vizier Jaʿfar, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / mimmā amara bihī al-amīr al-Amīn / Muḥammad ibn amīr al-muʾminīn / Jaʿfar' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. From that ordered by Amir al-Amin Muhammad son of the Commander of the Believers. Jaʿfar' in Arabic); in the margin, 'Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn' ('Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it' in Arabic). Album 219.9. Light scratches, otherwise, very fine. From an important collection of Byzantine and Islamic coins and seals, formed over the past 25 years. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
