Fals - al-Mahdi Madinat al-Salam
Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Caliphate
 |
|---|---|
| Caliph |
Al-Mahdi (775-785)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 166 (775-785) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 1.35 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 417483 |
| References | Lowick# 518 Nicholas Manning Lowick, Joe Cribb; 1990. Islamic Coins and Trade in the Medieval World. Variorum, Aldershot, United Kingdom. , Zeno cat# 10864Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Obverse
Script: Arabic
Reverse
Script: Arabic
Mint
Madinat al-Salam, modern-day Baghdad, Iraq (767-912)Comments
Muhammad al-Mahdî ben 'Abd Allah al-Mansur or Al-Mahdii, the third Abbasid caliph, was born in 746. He succeeded his father Al-Mansur as Caliph in 775. He died on 4 August 785.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (775-785) | 158-169 AH | 57% | |||||||||||||
| 166 (783) | 29% | ||||||||||||||
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