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257
‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar, AH 284
al-Mu’tadid, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 279-289/AD 892-902
Bernardi 211Hg; A 241. Superb Extremely Fine.
Nisibin mint. Kalima at center, double obverse marginal legends with Qur’an 30:4 in outer margin,
date formula in inner margin; Reverse, continuation of Kalima, “lillah” above, al-Mu’tadid Billah cited
below, Qur’an 9:33 in margin. Rare. Bernardi knew of only a single example of this date. Nisibin is an
ancient city located in Turkey at its border with Syria.
258
‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar, AH 295
al-Muqtafi, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 289-295/AD 902-908
Bernardi 226Jh; A 243.1. Nearly Mint State.
Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint. Kalima at center, double obverse marginal legends with Qur’an
30:4 in outer margin, date formula in inner margin; Reverse, continuation of Kalima, “lillah” above,
al-Muqtadir Billah below, Qur’an 9:33 in margin.