Dirham - al-Ma'mun
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Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Caliphate
 |
|---|---|
| Caliph |
Al-Ma'mun (عبد الله المأمون) (813-833)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 195-200 (811-816) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.9 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 179102 |
| References | Album Islamic# 223.3 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Arabic text in three rows in the center. First row "لا اله الا".
This text is surrounded by one row of Arabic text. Starting with "بسم الله" at 1 o'clock reading from right to left.
Two rings in the margin with a pattern of annulets evenly distributed.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
لا إله إلا
الله وحده
لا شريك له
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بسمرقند سنه ثمان و تسعين و مائة
Translation:
There is no deity except the one God alone he has no equal
In the hame of God this dirham was struck in Samarqand in the year eight and ninety and one hundred (198)
Reverse
Arabic text in five main rows in the center. First row starts with "لله وبه".
The center text is surrounded by one ring.
One row of Arabic text in the margin outside the ring. Starting with "محمد" at 1 o'clock reading from right to left.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
لله وبه
محمد رسول الله
مما امر به الامام
المامون امير المؤمنين
الفضل
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهرة على الدين كله و لو كرة المشركون
Translation:
To God and through Him, Muhammad is the Messenger of God. What was commanded by Imam al-Mamun, Commander of the Faithful.
al-Fadl
Muhammad is the Messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religions, even though the polytheists hate it.
Mints
| Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| Madinat al-Salam, modern-day Baghdad, Iraq (767-912) | |
| Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Comments
The first line of the center text on the obverse normally starts with لله وبه or لله .
There are normally two names cited below on the reverse of this type. It is either al-Fadl (الفضل) or Dhu'l Riyasatayn (ذوالرىاستىن).
Some of the coins of this type can also be found with random letters either on top, or at the bottom of either the reverse or the obverse. Or in any combination thereof. The most common letters are و ,م and ه.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 195 (811) | Samarqand/Samarkand | ||||||||||||||
| 196 (812) | Bukhara | ||||||||||||||
| 196 (812) | Samarqand/Samarkand | ||||||||||||||
| 197 (813) | Samarqand/Samarkand | ||||||||||||||
| 198 (814) | Samarqand/Samarkand | ||||||||||||||
| 199 (815) | Samarqand/Samarkand | ||||||||||||||
| 200 (816) | Madinat al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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