ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Revolution. Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim, AH 127-136 / AD 744-754. Fals (Bronze, 20 mm, 2.57 g), citing Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim as Abu Muslim Amir al-Muhammad, Jurjan, AH 130 = AD 747/8. Album 208A. Of the highest rarity, the second known example. Light deposits, otherwise, very fine.


Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim was the leader of the Abbasid Revolution, but he was eventually murdered by command of the future caliph al-Mansur. He later became a legendary figure and was worshipped as a religious authority, particularly within the Persian community in Khorasan.