Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mu'tazz (866-869 AD). Dirham (No reserve price)

Abbasid Caliphate.
al-Mu'tazz (866-869 AD).
Dirham (Silver, 31.1 mm, 1.81 g).

Obv: Kufic inscription لا إله إلا / الله وحده / لا شريك له (“There is no god but God alone; He has no partner”). Inner marginal inscription names the mint and date; outer margin bears Qur’an 30:4–5.
Rev: Rev: Kufic inscription لله / محمد / رسول / الله / المعتز بالله (“To God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God. al-Mu‘tazz billah”); around, Qur’an 9:33 proclaiming Muhammad’s mission and the religion of truth.

Reference: Album, A Checklist of Islamic Coins, type 236.1.

Proclaimed caliph at Samarra in 865, al-Mu‘tazz secured sole rule after al-Musta‘in’s abdication in 866. He sought to restore caliphal authority amid intense rivalry between military commanders and court factions. Financial difficulties undermined his position, leaving him unable to satisfy his troops. Deposed in 869, he died shortly afterwards, another victim of the “Anarchy at Samarra.”

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