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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     rashtrakut-002      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Islamic Region:     SPANISH DYNASTIES City:     Umayyad of Spain Issuer:     Amirate (First Period) Date Ruled:     AD 756-788 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Dirham Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 771 Weight:     2.74 g Obverse Legend:     Field لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له lla ilah illa allah wahdahu la sharik lahu There is no god but God alone He has no associate Margin بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالأندلس سنة اربعة وخمسون ومائة bism allah duriba hadha’l-dirham bi’l-andalus sana arba‘ wa khamsin wa mi‘a “in the name of God this dirham was struck in al-Andalus the year four and fifty and one hundred” Reverse Legend:     Reverse: Field: له أحد الله الصمد لم يلد و لم يولد و لم يكون له كفوا أحد allah ahad allah al-samad lam yalid wa lam yulad wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad God is One, God is Eternal, He does not beget nor is he begotten and there is none like unto him Sura 112 (al-Ikhlas) Margin محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون muhammad rasul allah arsalahu bi’l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu ‘ala al-din kullihi wa law kariha al-mushrikun “Muhammad is the messenger of God who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he might make it supreme over all other religions, even though the polytheists may detest it” Sura 9 (al-Tawba), v. 33 Mint:     Al-Andalus Primary Reference:     Album 339 Reference2:     Miles 45 Reference3:     ICV 546 Photograph Credit:     Dix Noonan Webb Source:     https://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=554&lot_uid=367184 Special Comments:     some toning, rare in this quality Grade:     good very fine Notes:     Umayyad of Spain, temp. ‘Abd al-Rahman I (756-788), Dirham, al-Andalus 154h, 2.74g/3h (Miles 45; A 339; ICV 546). Well-struck on a full round flan, good very fine with some toning, rare in this quality

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