{"product_id":"abbasid-caliphate-al-mahdi-ar-dirham-778-ce-162-ah-madinat-al-salam","title":"Abbasid Caliphate | al-Mahdi | AR Dirham | 778 CE \/ 162 AH | Madinat al-Salam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-section\"\u003eAbbasid Caliphate Silver Dirham – Caliph Al-Ma'mun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-section\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-section\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003eStruck at Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad, Iraq) | AH 207–208 (c. 822–824 CE)**\u003c\/span\u003e Up for sale is a beautifully preserved, genuine silver dirham from the Islamic Golden Age. This coin was struck under the famous Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma'mun, the great patron of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-section\"\u003eHistorical Context \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/span\u003e This piece represents Al-Ma'mun’s landmark monetary reform type. It features the distinctive double obverse margins introduced in AH 206, which added the secondary prophetic verse from the Qur'an (Surah Ar-Rum). The epigraphy is rendered in sharp, classic early Kufic script.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003eWeight:**\u003c\/span\u003e 2.91 grams \u003cspan class=\"hljs-bullet\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003e**Diameter:**\u003c\/span\u003e 23 mm \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-bullet\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003eMint:**\u003c\/span\u003e Madinat al-Salam (مدينة السلام - \"City of Peace\", Baghdad)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-bullet\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003e*Obverse Field:**\u003c\/span\u003e Three lines of the Kalima (\"There is no god but Allah alone; He has no partner\"). \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hljs-bullet\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hljs-strong\"\u003eReverse Field:**\u003c\/span\u003e Prophetic mission statement with the Lillah honorific (\"To Allah. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah\"), complete with a control\/workshop mark below the central legend. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paul Sullivan Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58119294648694,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8395\/6342\/files\/IMG_2622.jpg?v=1781887042","url":"https:\/\/paulsullivancoins.com\/products\/abbasid-caliphate-al-mahdi-ar-dirham-778-ce-162-ah-madinat-al-salam","provider":"Paul Sullivan Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}