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مما أمر به ألمهدي محمد بن أمير المؤمنين
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Abbasid Governors, anonymous, AE fals (21mm, 3.71gm, 11h), Halab, AH 136. O: Kalima; below, large pellet left and annulet right; in margin, mint and date formula. R: At center, Kalima continued; in margin, Qur'an 9:33. Ilisch (1996) Resafa IV, p. 117, 221 (dated xx6); cf. ibid. 220 (dated 135) and 222 (date illegible, either 135 or 136); see also Nützel (1898) Berlin 2074 (dated 135 but mint illegible) and Shamma p. 89, 3 (dated xx5). Very Fine and extremely rare, olive green patina with areas of red sand encrustation. Date full and clear. Mint missing but clearly style of Halab, AH 135 and 136.Quant.Geek
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Ghaznavid. Mahmud (AH 389-421 / AD 998-1030) Multiple Dirham AH 389 (AD 998/9) XF, Andaraba mint, 11.24g, A-1608. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Hadi (169-170AH / 785-786CE) AR dirham, al-Muhammadiya (Album-217.2; Lowick-1666; NHR-70A)Obverse Field:
لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له
There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal
Obverse Margin:
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالمحمدية سنة سبعين و مئة
In the name of God. This dirham was struck in Muhammadiya in the year seventy and one hundred
Reverse Field:
محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم الخليفة الهادى
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Caliph al-Hadi
بر below
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محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Ma'mun (810-833 CE) AR dirham, Madinat Isbahan, AH199 (Album-223.4)Obverse Field:
لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له
There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal
Obverse Margin:
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة اصبهان سنة تسع و تسعين و مئة
In the name of God, This dirham was struck in Isbahan in the year ninety nine and one hundred
Reverse Field:
الله محمد رسول الله ذو الرياستين
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn
ح below
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محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Mahdi (158-169AH/775-785AD) AV Dinar, NM, 160AH (Album-214; Mitchiner-154)Obv: لا إله إلا / الله وحده / لا شريك له (There is no god but Allah alone. There are no others with Him)
Obv Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.)
Rev: محمد / رسول / الله (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
Rev Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر سنة ستين و مئة (In the name of Allah, this dinar was struck in the year sixty and one hundred)Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Mansur (136-158AH/754-775AD) or al-Mahdi (158-169AH/775-785AD) AV Dinar, NM, 158AH (Album-212; Mitchiner-154)Obv: لا إله إلا / الله وحده / لا شريك له (There is no god but Allah alone. There are no others with Him)
Obv Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.)
Rev: محمد / رسول / الله (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
Rev Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر سنة ثمان و خمسين و مئة (In the name of Allah, this dinar was struck in the year fifty-eight and one hundred)
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Abbasid Caliphate: Harun al-Rashid (AH 170-193/ AD 786-809) AE Fals, al-Rafiqa (Shamma p. 156, 11; SICA-2, 1456-1458; BMC I, p. 210, 128; Album-310)Obv: At center, la ilah illa / Allah wahdahu / la sherikh lahu (“There is no god but Allah alone. There are no others with Him”); in margin, bism Allah zarb haza al-fils bi’l-Ramla sanat tis’ wa themanin wa mi’at (“In the name of Allah was struck this fals of al-Ramla [in the] year nine and eighty and [one] hundred”); border of five annulets between two inner and on outer linear circles.
Rev: Within pointillate circle, Muhammad / rassul / Allah (“Muhammad is the apostle of Allah”); above, three pellets forming triangle; below, ‘adl (“just”); in margin, bism Allah mimma amara bihi ‘abd Allah Harun amir al-mu’minin ‘azz Allah nasrahu (“In the name of Allah, from that ordered by the servant of Allah, Harun, commander of the faithful, may Allah make him victorious”); outer linear circle. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Governors, Mesopotamia: al-‘Abbas b. Muhammad (750-760 AD) AE Fals, al-Jazira (Album-304; Lavoix-1568)Obv: Within circle, لا إله إلا الله وحده (There is no God but Allah alone); in margin, أمر الأمير ألعباس بن محمد اعز الله نصره (Ordered by the amir al-‘Abbas bin Muhammad, may his victories be the glory of Allah)
Rev: Within circle, محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the apostle of Allah); pellet above first line; in margin, بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بالجزيرة (In the name of Allah was struck this fals of al-Jazira)Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Governors, Transoxiana: Hamza (ca. 770s-790) Cast AE Fals, Kharashket (Nastich p. 48, fig. 45)One of 12 known specimens from a find reportedly centered on Kanka / Kharashket near Tashkent in modern Uzbekistan. All of them are were crudely cast and hence attribution is based on known information. The only publication that mentions these coins is Nastich.
Obv: In margin, لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول; within center circle, الله (There is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
Rev: In margin, بسم الله كما أمر به معبد الا أمير; within central circle, حمزة (In the name of Allah from that ordered by the amir Hamza); outer circle.
The full name of Hamza is not known with certainty but Nastich believes the most likely candidate is Hamza b. 'Amr who is cited on a fals of Samarqand dated AH 153. A less likely possibility is Hamza b. Malik (fl. c. AH 176-177).
Reference
Nastich, Vladimir N., A Survey of the Abbasid Copper Coinage of Transoxiana, Nastich, 2012
Nastich, Vladimir N., Early Islamic Copper Coinage of Transoxiana - A Generic Survey Focused on Newly Discovered Coin Types, 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coins, 2012Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Governors, Transoxiana: Hamza (ca. 770s-790) Cast AE Fals, Kharashket (Nastich p. 48, fig. 45)One of 12 known specimens from a find reportedly centered on Kanka / Kharashket near Tashkent in modern Uzbekistan. All of them are were crudely cast and hence attribution is based on known information. The only publication that mentions these coins is Nastich.
Obv: In margin, لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول; within center circle, الله (There is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
Rev: In margin, بسم الله كما أمر به معبد الا أمير; within central circle, حمزة (In the name of Allah from that ordered by the amir Hamza); outer circle.
The full name of Hamza is not known with certainty but Nastich believes the most likely candidate is Hamza b. 'Amr who is cited on a fals of Samarqand dated AH 153. A less likely possibility is Hamza b. Malik (fl. c. AH 176-177).
Reference
Nastich, Vladimir N., A Survey of the Abbasid Copper Coinage of Transoxiana, Nastich, 2012
Nastich, Vladimir N., Early Islamic Copper Coinage of Transoxiana - A Generic Survey Focused on Newly Discovered Coin Types, 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coins, 2012Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Governors: Yazid b. Jarir (AH 178-181) AE Fals, Sijistan (Lowick-811; Album-335)
A special thanks to Sam Mansourati@FORVM Ancient Coins who helped with the inscribing of the legends
Obv: At center, لا إله إلا الله واحده لا شريكه (There is no God but Allah alone. There are no others with Him); in margin, بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بسيجيستان سنة ثمان وسبعين ومئة (In the name of Allah was struck this fals of Sijistan [in the] year eight and seventy and [one] hundred); double circle border enclosing four annulets.
Rev: At center, الله محمد رسول الله يزيد (To Allah, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Yazid); ornate crisscrossed border with four large annulets.
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Abbasid Provincial Coinage of Tabaristan: Sulayman (787-789) AR ½ Dirham, Tabaristan, PYE137 (Album-65)Obv: Bust right, breast ornament: type 'A' with 3 pellets.'Bakh' (good) in diamond superimposed over bust with winged headdress.
Rev: Fire altar with 2 attendants; stars to right and left of flames.Quant.Geek
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Abbasid: al-Muktafi (289-295 AH) AV Dinar, Misr, 292 AH (Album-243.1)Obv: لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له
Obv Outer Margin: لله الامـر من قبل ومن بعــد ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله
Obv Inner Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر مصر سنة اثنين و تسعين و مائتين
Rev: لله محمد رسول الله / المكتفي بالله
Rev Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
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Ottoman Empire: Uncertain ruler, Æ Mangir, Bursa (Ölçer 114-20)Obv: Floral pattern
Rev: Mint
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Salduqids: Nasir al-Din Muhammad (1168-1191) AE Fals, NM, AH575 (Album-1891)Obv: Mounted archer shooting arrow at small animal, date in abjad letters above the bow & arrow
Rev: Arabic central legend in three lines - نصير الدين كيزيل أرسلان محمد بن صادق (Defender of the Faith, Kizil Arslan, Muhammad ibn Salduq); Arabic legend around margin - السلطان المعظم میکائیل بن أرسلان (The Mighty Sultan Tughrul ibn Arslan)
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Samanid: Isma'il I ibn Ahmad (AH 279-295 / AD 892-907) Æ Fals, Shash, AH 280 (Album 1444; ICV 1491)Quant.Geek
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