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Origin: Coin from Iraq
Circa: 8 th Century AD
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Islamic Coin Rings
Medium: Gold
The Abbasid caliphs ruled in Baghdad from 749 - 1258 A.D. claiming descent from Abbas, the uncle of the prophet Mohammed. Soon after its establishment the Abbasid dynasty attained its most brilliant period of political and intellectual life. It was, around this time Arabic flourished as a language for science, diplomacy, as well as poetry. The obverse legend on this beautiful coin reads, 'There is No God but Allah Alone'. - (FJ.6533)
Antiquities
Ancient Jewelry
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