786 AD - 809 AD

Abbasid Caliphate  Misr (Kairo)
Harun al-Rashid   170 AH - 193 AH


Dinar AV 18
SHH 610

610 Abbasid Harun al-Rashid Misr Dinar AV

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Reference
Provenance
4.22 g   17.5-18.6   1:00 o'clock   VF
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 17.5, rev. 18.6 MS/m
Inscription.

Inscription

Citing Ja'far ibn Yahya Barmaki, Misr, AH 183
"Ja'far ibn Yahya Barmaki (767-803) was a Persian vizier of the
Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. He was executed in 803,
allegedly for having an affair with al-Rashid's sister Abbasa." [Seller]
Album 218.11; Bernanrdi 69; SICA III 1846/1863

Ex D. S. Sivasligil, 7.11.2001