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English: Obverse reading "lā ilāha illā 'llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu" "There is no deity but God alone; he has no partner" in its center and "bi-'smi 'llāhi ḍuriba hādhā ad-dirhamu bi-Madīnati 's-Salāmi [illegible] wa-miʾa" "In the name of God, this dirham was struck in the City of Peace [Baghdad's official name at the time] in the year [illegible] and one hundred [commonly dated by scholars as actually made in 223 AH]" and reverse reading "Muḥammadun [ra]sūlu 'llāh ṣallā 'llāh ʿalayhi wa-sallam al-khalīfatu 'l-Mahdīu Mūsā [ra]sūlu 'llāh" "Muhammad is an apostle of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, the Caliph al-Mahdi, Moses is an apostle of God" instead of the typical "Muhammad is an apostle of God" without additions, thus this coin is commonly called the Moses Coin. It was found in the w:en:Spillings Hoard and is the most prominent example of coins with similar phrasing. The marginal inscription of the reverse reads "Muḥammadun rasūlu 'llāh arsalahu bi-'l-hudā wa-dīn al-ḥaqq li-yuẓhirahu ʿalā al-dīn kullihi wa-law kariha al-mushrikūn" "Muhammad is an apostle of God, whom He sent with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might make it prevail over all religion, even if the polytheists dislike it." The coin was produced in a Khazar workshop and is an imitation of real Abbasid coinage.
Date ca. 837 CE
Source https://urplay.se/program/197882-harrisons-historiepodd-mosesmyntet-fran-ar-837
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