Item number: A1335

Year: AD 887-888 (AH 274)

Material: Gold

Size: 19.7 x 19.3 mm

Weight: 3.94 g

Manufactured by: Raqqa, Syria

Provenance: Heritage Auctions 2024

This is a dinar gold coin issued by the 16th Abbasid Caliph, Al-Mu’tadid. The obverse features a central inscription in seven lines of Arabic Kufic script. From top to bottom, it reads: “اللهُوَحْدَهُلَاشَرِيكَلَهُ” (God is One, He has no partner), followed by the caliph’s family name, “بو العبّاس” (The Abbasids), and the title “يَابْنَ اَمِيْرِالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ” (Son of the Commander of the Faithful). The bottom two lines display titles exclusive to Al-Mu’tadid. Surrounding the central inscription is a circular legend indicating that the coin was minted in the name of Allah in the year AH 274 (AD 887–888) in Raqqa, Syria, accompanied by verses from the Qur’an.

The reverse also features five lines of Kufic script. From top to bottom, it reads: the second half of the shahada, “Muhammadur Rasulullah” (Muhammad is the Messenger of God), followed by the caliph’s name, “المعتضد بالله‎” (Al-Mu’tadid). Surrounding the central inscription are two circular legends: “هو الذي أرسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون” (Qur’an 9:33), which translates as: “He it is who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all religions, even though the polytheists may dislike it.”

Al-Mu’tadhid is regarded by later generations as one of the greatest caliphs of the Abbasid Empire, known for his pragmatic and ruthless methods of ruling. In 892, under his leadership, the capital of the Abbasid Empire was moved from Samarra back to Baghdad, where he initiated significant construction projects. Al-Mu’tadhid passed away in AD 902 at the royal palace in Baghdad, with rumours suggesting that he was poisoned.

物件編號: A1335

年代: 公元 887-888 年 (回曆 274 年)

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 19.7 x 19.3 mm

重量: 3.94 g

製造地: 拉卡，敘利亞

來源: 海瑞德拍賣行 2024

這是阿拔斯帝國第十六代哈里發穆阿台迪德的第納爾金幣。正面中央有七行以阿拉伯庫法體打印的銘文，由上而下依序是「اللهُوَحْدَهُلَاشَرِيكَلَهُ」、「بو العبّاس」和「يَابْنَ اَمِيْرِالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ」，意思分別是穆斯林熟悉的清真言前半部「萬物非主，唯有真主，真主獨一」、哈里發的姓氏「阿拔斯」和頭銜「信仰守護者之子」。下方兩行的銘文則是專屬於穆阿台迪德的頭銜。周圍的環形銘文指稱這枚錢幣以真主之名，回曆274年(公元887至888年) 於敘利亞的拉卡鑄造，並且附帶出自《古蘭經》章節的經文。

背面中央同樣有五行庫法體銘文，由上而下，依序為清真言後半部「穆罕默德是真主唯一的使者」和哈里發的名字「المعتضد بالله‎」(穆阿台迪德)。周圍的兩道環形銘文「هُوَ الَّذِىۡۤ اَرۡسَلَ رَسُوۡلَهٗ بِالۡهُدٰى وَدِيۡنِ الۡحَـقِّ لِيُظۡهِرَهٗ عَلَى الدِّيۡنِ كُلِّهٖۙ وَلَوۡ كَرِهَ الۡمُشۡرِكُوۡنَ」，內容出自《古蘭經9:33》：「他曾以正道和真教的使命委託他的使者，以便他使真教勝過一切宗教，即使以物配主者不願意」。

穆阿台迪德被後世視為阿拔斯帝國最偉大的哈里發之一，以其靈活和殘酷的統治手腕經營帝國。公元892年，阿拔斯帝國的首都在他主持下從薩邁拉遷回巴格達，並且在巴格達大興土木建設。公元902年，穆阿台迪德逝世於巴格達的皇宮，並且有謠傳稱他是死於毒殺。