ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Rashid, AH 170-193 / AD 786-809. Dirham (Silver, 23 mm, 2.74 g, 4 h), Arminiya (Armenia), AH 181 = 797/8. ‘lā ilāh-a illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic), ‘bakh bakh’ (‘good, good’ in Arabic) between line 2 and 3; mint and date formula in the margin. Rev. ‘Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh mimmā amara bihī al-amīr / ʿAbd Allāh amīr al-muʾminīn’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. From that ordered by the Amir, Servant of Allah, Commander of the Believers’ in Arabic); citing an official by the name of ʿAbd Allāh at the bottom; the marginal legend reads: ‘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 -; cf. Album 219.6. Extremely rare. Corroded, otherwise, very fine.