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ISLAMIC/’Abbasid; Harun ar-Rashid هَارُون الرَشِيد‎‎ AH 170-193/CE 786-809


AR Dirham, 2.93 g, 23 mm, ---h, ar-Rafiqah الرفقة mint (Syria) AH 188/CE 804-805

Album 219.2 (S)

Ar-Rafiqah was Harun ar-Rashid’s capital during his reign. It is now known as the town of Raqqah in Syria which in turn is the “capital” of Da’esh داعيش aka ISIS.

O: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالرفقة سنة ثمان و ثمنين و مية

R: anonymous reverse with just محمد رسول الله in three lines in the center field above the dot.

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