Summary
Dihram coin issued by Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Al-Walid I ).
Struck at the Aradashir-Khurrat mint (Firuzabad near Shiraz in Iran) in the year AH 90 (709 AD).
Note: the mint name has also been given as Ardesheer Khurrah and Ardashir-Khurra.
Obverse Description
At centre Arabic legend in three lines (translation: 'There is no deity except God alone He has no equal); around Arabic legend (translation: 'In the name of God. This Dirham was struck in Dimashk in the year nine and eighty'.
Reverse Description
At centre within a circle of dots Arabic legend in four lines (translation: 'God is one God the eternal and indivisible who has not begotten and has not been begotten and never is there His equal'); around Arabic legend (translation: 'Muhammad is the messenger of God He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it'.
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The coinage reform which led to the issue of this coin began in 77 AH (696-697 AD) under the Umayyad Caliph 'Abd al-Malik. It removed all symbolism associated with Byzantine or Sassanian rule. Instead a purely inscriptional coin-type, giving in Arabic (script and language) the Muslim confession of faith, and various Qur'anic verses were employed.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Noble Numismatics, 05 Jul 1996
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Date Issued
90 AH
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Issued By
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Mint
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Inscriptions
Obverse: Centre text translation 'There is no deity except God alone He has no equal'. Text around translation 'In the name of God. This Dirham was struck in Dimashk in the year nine and eighty'. Reverse: Centre text translation 'God is one God the eternal and indivisible who has not begotten and has not been begotten and never is there His equal'. Text around translation 'Muhammad is the messenger of God He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it'.
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Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
04
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
26 mm (Outside Diameter), 2.87 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC.44 [Link 1]
[Book] Poole, Stanley L. 1875. Catalogue of Oriental Coins in the British Museum. I., 8 Pages
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