Abbasid, first period, al-Mahdi, 165 AH, AR Dirham, Madinat Jayy (Isfahan) mint

Started by maudry, March 14, 2020, 11:13:46 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

maudry

The last one for today.
Size: 27mm
Weight: 2.79gr

gpimper

The Chief...aka Greg

aws22

#2
Dear maudry, your coin:
Abbasid, first period, al-Mahdi, 165 AH, AR Dirham, Madinat Jayy (Isfahan) mint (AH158–169 /775–785 AD)
With the names of the " Caliph al-Mahdi  الخليفه المهدى " and " Yahya   يحى  " citing as local official .
Obvserve (First photo):
Center field:
لا اله الا , La Ilah Illa
الله وحده[/size] , Allah Wahdahu
لا شريك له , La Sharik Lahu
Margin: Mint & date
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة جى سنة خمسه و ستين و مئة , Bism Allah Dhuriba Hatha al-Dirham bi-Madinat Jayy sanah five wa sitteen wa maya (165).
Reverse (Second photo):
Center field:
محمد رسول , Muhammad Rasul
الله صلى الله , Alla Salla Allah
عليه و سلم , Alaihi wa Salam
الخليفة المهدى, al-Khalipha al-Mahdi
يحيى , Yahya
Margin: Verses from the Quran
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون , Muhammad, the Messenger of God, sent it with the guidance and the debt of truth to show it on the entire debt even if the polytheists hated it.

Maythem
Coin collecting has a curious name. It is also called the "Hobby of Kings".

maudry

Thank you very much for this detailed identification Maythem. Really great job!