Dirham

Medieval Islamic

 

 

 

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Independent Emirate. 'Abd al-Rahman I.

Mint: Al-Andalus.

Date: 160 A.D. / 776-777 A.D.

Obverse:

IC: لا اله الا الا
لله وحده
لا شريك له
IM: Value, mint and date.

Reverse:

IIC: الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد
IIM: Koran 61, 9.

Weight: 2.75 gr. - Diameter: 30 mm. - Axes: 10 h.

Described in: Vives 58.

Published in: Doménech Belda, C., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., Ahuir Domínguez, J.A., 2010: "Catálogo. Edad Media", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 131.

Monetary Inventory Number: 324.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.