786 AD - 809 AD

Abbasid Caliphate  Madinat Balkh
Harun al-Rashid   170 AH - 193 AH

Dirham AR 24
 SHH 589

589 Abbasid Harun al-Rashid Madinat Balkh Dirham AR

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 2.88 g   23.4-24.7 mm   0.7 eqmm   2:00 o'clock   EF
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 25.8, rev. 25.0 MS/m
Inscription.
Inscription
"Abbassid, Harun Al-Rashid, First Period, 170-193 AH/ 786-809 AD,
AR Dirham Balkh 185 AH, (mint and date clear).
His full name is Harun b. Al-Mahdi Abu Jaafar Al-Rashid.
This is the same caliph of the one thousand and one night. Historical sources estimate his Harem population by the thousands, from all parts of the Abbassid empire
which during his reign reached the climax of its power, militarily, culturally, and financially. This A-219.11 in the name of al-Ma'mun Walye 'Ahd al-Muslemin
with Balkh in the lower reverse field and Waw in the upper field.
This is Lavoix # 783.
[Y. Mishricki, seller]
 Album 219.11
Ex Y. Mishriki, 3.11.2001