Dirham
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Description:
Numismatics
385-391 AH = 995-1009 AD
Former collections of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Inventory number:
022558-N
24 mm
11 h
3.97 g
Al-Andalus
Inscriptions in Arabic characters.
Inscriptions in Arabic characters.
Silver
Century: 9th – 10th
Central legend: ILLA ILAH LA / WAHDAHU ALLAH / LAHU SARIKA LA / MOHAMAD (There is no god but / Allah alone / none is with him associated). Marginal legend: In behalf of God this dirham was minted in Al-Andalus in the year [----]
Central legend: AL IMAN HISAM / AMIR ALMUMININ / AL-MU’AYYAD BI-LLAH / AMIR (Imam Hisham / prince of believers / Al-Mu’ayyad bi-llah). Marginal legend: Muhammad's prophethood, Sura 61, Koranic verse 9.