Abbasid Caliphate Dirham - al-Mahdi, 158 – 169

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Information

Country Abbasid Caliphate
Currency Dinar (750 – 1517)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination AR Dirham
Year 158 – 169
Ruler Al-Mahdi (775–785)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Alignment Variable alignment ↺
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 2.67
Diameter (mm) 22.7
Demonetized Yes

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
169 (785)  —
167 (784)  —
168 (784)  —
166 (783)  —
165 (782)  —
164 (781)  —
163 (780)  —
162 (779)  —
161 (778)  —
160 (777)  —
159 (776)  —
158 (775)  —

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