IS91166. Silver dirham, Album 215.1, Walker BMC 125, cf. Mitchiner WOI 159 (161 AH), VF, Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint, weight 2.928g, maximum diameter 27.5mm, die axis 0
o, 160 AH, 776 - 777 A.D.; obverse Kufic inscriptions: There is no deity except / God alone / He has no equal (in center); In the name of God. This dirham was struck in mint name and date (in margin); reverse Kufic inscriptions: Muhammad the Messenger / of God, God's Prayer / and Salutations upon him / The Caliph al-Mahdi (in center); Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it (in margins);
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