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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4938976, member: 111387&quot;]So I searched &#039;Google Images&#039; for &#039;Abbasid Dirham&#039; and this came up.&nbsp; I think it may be a match.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/fishman/pic/1578_w35572.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><font size="4">Silver dirham 181 AH/797 AD Muhammadiya, Abbasid Caliphate - Silver dirham of Harun al-Rashid (786-808 AD) w/Jaffar, Abbasid Caliphate</font></b></p><p><b><font size="4"><br /></font></b></p><p><font size="4"><i>Shahada spread on both sides, date and mint in margins, citing the heir al-Amin and Vizier Jaffar. Minted in 181 AH = 797 AD, mint of Muhammadiya. 26mm, 2.87 grams. Album 219.9.</i></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><i>&quot;Jaffar&quot; cited on the reverse of this coin is Jaffar al-Barmaki, the famous Vizier (chief minister) from the Persian Barmakid family. This Jaffar, along with most of the Barmakid family, was eventually killed by Harun (803 AD), but he served as a prototype for the evil &quot;Ja&#039;far&quot; of 1001 nights and Alladin story.</i></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><i>Harun al-Rashid&nbsp; (17 March 763 or February 766 — 24 March 809) was the fifth Abbasid Caliph. Harun ruled from 786 to 809, and his time was marked by scientific, cultural, and religious prosperity. Islamic art and Islamic music also flourished significantly during his reign. Since Harun was intellectually, politically, and militarily resourceful, his life and his court have been the subject of many tales. Some are claimed to be factual, but most are believed to be fictitious. An example of what is factual, is the story of the clock that was among various presents that Harun had sent to Charlemagne. The presents were carried by the returning Frankish mission that came to offer Harun friendship in 799. Charlemagne and his retinue deemed the clock to be a conjuration for the sounds it emanated and the tricks it displayed every time an hour ticked. Among what is known to be fictional is The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, which contains many stories that are fantasized by Harun&#039;s magnificent court and even Harun al-Rashid himself.</i></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><i><b><font size="5">EDIT:&nbsp; OK, I think it&#039;s pretty close at least.&nbsp; There is one less line on the reverse than your coin, but I think it gets you further along.</font></b></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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