'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Ma'mun, AH 193-218 / AD 809-833. Dirham (Silver, 23 mm, 2.75 g, 5 h), Maʿdin Bajunays, AH 210 = AD 825/6. ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. The East’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Maʿdin Bājunays sana ʿashar wa miʾatayn’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Maʿdin Bajunays in the year 210’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a dotted circle, ‘Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘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 223.4. Rare mint. Beautifully toned. Heavy lamination and with some doubling and scratches, otherwise, very fine.