AE Fals 20 mm, 5.19
g, 3h, al-Jazira (modern Iraq
Album 304
O: Within circle, la
ilah / illa Allah / wahdahu(“There is no god but Allah alone”); in margin, amara al-amir al-‘Abbas bin
Muhammad ‘azz Allah nasrahu(“Ordered by the amir al-‘Abbas bin Muhammad,
may his victories be the glory of Allah”); outer circle.
R: Within circle, Muhammad
/ rasul / Allah (“Muhammad is
the apostle of Allah”); pellet above first line; in margin, bismillah duriba hadhal-fils
bi’l-Jazira (“In the name of
Allah was struck this fals of al-Jazira”).
al-'Abbas b. Muhammad was appointed Governor of al-Jazira by Caliph al-Mansur
