ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. Al-Muqtadir, second reign, AH 296-317 / AD 908-929. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.89 g, 3 h), Raʾs al-ʿAyn, AH 298 = 910/1. Citing his son, Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, as heir apparent on the obverse. ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / Abuʾl-ʿAbbās ibn / amīr al-muʾminīn’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. Abuʾl-ʿAbbas, son of the Commander of the Believers’ in Arabic); inner margin, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Raʾs al-ʿAyn sana thamān wa tisʿīn wa miʾatayn’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Raʾs al-ʿAyn in the year 298’ in Arabic); outer margin off flan. Rev. ‘li-llāh / Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh / al-Muqtadir billāh’ (‘To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah’ in Arabic); in the margin, weak traces of ‘Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahū bi al-hudā wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyuẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn kullih wa law kariha al-mushrikūn’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it’ in Arabic). Album 246.2. A rare mint. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.