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Islamic, Abbasid Revolution, al-Dahhak ibn Qays, AE fals, c. 128 H (745-6 AD), Mosul mint
Islamic, Abbasid Revolution, al-Dahhak ibn Qays, AE fals, c. 128 H (745-6 AD), Mosul mint
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Islamic, Abbasid Revolution, al-Dahhak ibn Qays, AE fals, c. 128 H (745-6 AD), Mosul mint. 3.89 g.
al-Dahhak ibn Qays was a Khajirite rebel who was proclaimed caliph in Iraq in 745 AD; he was defeated by an army of the Umayyad caliph Marwan II in 746 AD.
Obverse central inscription: الله / احد الله / الصمد (God the One, God the Eternal)
Obverse outer inscription: بسم الله لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له (in the name of God, there is no god but God alone, He has no associate)
Reverse central inscription: محمد / رسول / الله (Muhammad, Prophet of God)
Reverse outer inscription: امر الضحاك ضرب هذا الفلس بالموسل (the Amir al-Dahhak odered this fals struck in Mosul)
VF, earthen deposit, a sharp and clear strike. Rare.
Album A209; SICA II 1275
