Tag Archive for: Abbasid Caliphs (750-868)

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Coin 111 – Al-Wathiq billah. AH 227-232 / AD 842-847, Gold Dinar, NGC MS-62

Mint "Surra man Ra'a (Samara)", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), inner ring in Arabic(Kufic) In the name…
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Coin 112 – Al-Mutawakkil. AH 232-247 AH/ AD 847-861, Gold Dinar, NGC MS-64

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by the name of Caliph's son and successor "al-Mu'tazz",…
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Coin 113 – al-Muntasir. AH 247-248/ AD 861-862, Gold Dinar, NGC UNC Details

Struck from worn dies, Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), inner ring in Arabic(Kufic) In the…
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Coin 114 – Al-Musta’in. AH 248-251/ AD 862-866, Gold Dinar, NGC MS-63

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by the name of Caliph's successor and son "al-Abbas…
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Coin 115 – Al-Mu’tazz. AH 251-255 / AD 866-869, Gold Dinar, NGC UNC Details

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by the name of Caliph's successor and son "Abdullah…
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Coin 116 – Interregnum. AH 255 / AD 869, Gold Dinar, NGC AU-58

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by the name of Caliph's successor and son "No Name…
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Coin 117 – Al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 ? AD 869-870, Gold Dinar, NGC MS-63

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by the name of Caliph's successor and son "No Name…
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Coin 118 – Al-Mu’tamid al-Allah. AH 256-259/AD 870-892, Gold Dinar, NGC MS-62

Mint "Misr", obverse shahadah in Arabic (Kufic), stating:” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), followed by Caliph's personal name "Ja'far (ben Mu'tazzid)",…
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Coin 105 – Al-Rashid, Abbasid Caliph, AH 170-192/AD 763-809, Gold Dinar, NGC UNC Details

Egypt mint (by citing the governor's name) obverse: shahadah in Arabic (Kufic) stating :” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god but Allah and he is the one and only), outer ring, shahadah for Prophet…
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Coin 106 – Al-Amin, AH 193-197 AH/ AD 809-813, Gold Dinar, NGC Unc Details

Egypt mint (given the identicality in every aspect between this issue and al-Rashid's coin minted in Egypt), obverse: shahadah in Arabic (Kufic) stating :” لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له” (there is no god…