Umayyad Silver Dirham Wasit Mint AH 126-129 Islamic Caliphate AR Coin 2.71g
£65.00
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Umayyad Silver Dirham Wasit Mint AH 126-129 Islamic Caliphate AR Coin 2.71g
£65.00
Umayyad Caliphate Silver Dirham – Wasit Mint (AH 126-129) An excellent, historically significant silver dirham struck during the twilight years of the Umayyad Dynasty. This coin features the iconic, crisp post-reform Kufic script with no pictorial representations, adhering strictly to early Islamic iconoclasm.
Dynasty:** Umayyad Caliphate (Anonymous issue)
Mint:** Wasit (بواسط - located in modern-day Iraq)
Date:** Circa AH 126–129 / 743–747 AD (Struck during the turbulent final decade of the dynasty)
Weight:** 2.71 grams * **Diameter:** 20 mm
Obverse :Features the central three-line Kalima (*"There is no god but Allah alone; He has no associate"*). The circular outer margin contains the mint and date formula (*"In the name of Allah, this dirham was struck at Wasit in the year..."*).
Reverse Features the central four-line text of Sura 112 (Al-Ikhlas: *"Allah is One, Allah is the Eternal. He begets not, nor is He begotten..."*). The outer margin bears the Prophetic mission formula from Sura 9:33.