'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Mansur, AH 136-158 / AD 754-775. Dinar (Gold, 19 mm, 4.26 g, 1 h), No mint, AH 149 = AD 766/7. Central field, in three lines: lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū (‘There is no deity but God alone; He has no associate’ in Arabic). Margin: Muḥammad rasūl Allāh arsalahu bi-l-hudā wa-dīn al-ḥaqq li-yuẓhirahu ʿalā al-dīn kullihi (‘Muḥammad is the Messenger of God, whom He sent with guidance and the religion of truth that He may cause it to prevail over all religion’ in Arabic). Rev. Central field, in three lines: Muḥammad / rasūl / Allāh (‘Muḥammad is the Messenger of God’ in Arabic). Margin: bi-sm Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dīnār sanat tisʿ wa-arbaʿīn wa-miʾa (‘In the name of God, this dinar was struck in the year one hundred and forty-nine’ in Arabic). AGC I 51. Album 210. Minor die faults and small scratches on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.