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‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar, AH 323
al-Radi, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 320-322/AD 932-934
Bernardi 285Jh; A 254.1. 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-Radi
Billah cited below, Qur’an 9:33 in margin.
262
‘Abbasid Caliphate
Gold Dinar, AH 329
Al-Muttaqi, ‘Abbasid Caliph, AH 329-333/AD 940-944
Bernardi 309Jm; AA258. Nearly Mint State.
Wasit mint. Kalima at center, (chief amir)
Abu’l-Husayn Bajkam/ mawla amir al-mu’minin
below, dou-
ble obverse marginal legends with Qur’an 30:4 in outer margin, date formula in inner margin; Reverse,
continuation of Kalima, “lillah” above, al-Muttaqi Lillah below, Qur’an 9:33 in margin. Very rare.