Magnus Maximus Posted February 13 · Member Share Posted February 13 Hello all, I am trying to help a friend of mine properly identify this Abbasid dirham, he recently aquired. Any assistance would be appreciated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValiantKnight Posted February 13 · Member Share Posted February 13 The style looks more Umayyad to me, but that’s all I know. The year it was struck is on the obverse, that can narrow it down for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValiantKnight Posted February 13 · Member Share Posted February 13 Here’s my only Umayyad dirham for reference. Under Yazid II, Umayyad Caliphate AR dirham Obv: (center, in Arabic) "There is no God but Allah. He has no equal" (in margins, in Arabic) “In the name of Allah. this Dirham was struck in Wasit in the year two and one hundred” (AH 102) Rev: (center, in Arabic) "Allah is One God. The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and has not been begotten and never is there His equal" (in margins, in Arabic) “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it” Mint: Wasit Date: 720-721 AD Ref: Klat 695 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parthicus Posted February 13 · Member Share Posted February 13 As @ValiantKnight said, the coin is Umayyad based on style. Fortunately the Umayyad dirhams always state the mint and year on the obverse (the second photo in the OP), I am pretty sure the mint is Wasit (in southern Iraq, probably the most common Umayyad mint for silver) and the year seems to be 105 AH (723/4 CE). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Maximus Posted February 13 · Member Author Share Posted February 13 @Parthicus Thanks for the information. I’ll pass this info along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTcoins Posted February 14 · Member Share Posted February 14 Yes, Wasit 105. Umayyad dirhams are anonymous, assigned to ruler by date. Though both Yazid II (101-105) and Hisham (105-125) reigned in 105, coins of that year are ascribed to Yazid II in Album's Checkist (#135). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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