Specimen record
idr-003
Idr-003 Idrisid Dynasty, Idris II (AH 176-213 / AD 793-828). Silver dirham (2.41 gm, 26.18 mm), Walila (Volubilis), AH 184 = AD 800/1. Album 420. Rare.
idr-003
House record
Obverse
‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic); around, ‘bism Allāh ḍuriba hādhā al-dirham bi Walīla sana arbaʿ wa thamānīn wa miʾa’ (‘In the name of Allah. This dirham was struck in Walila in the year 184’ in Arabic).
Reverse
Citing ʿAli, ‘Idrīs / Muḥammad rasūl / Allāh ṣalla Allāh / ʿalayh wa sallam / ʿAlī’ (‘Idris. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. ʿAli’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘mimmā amara bihī Idrīs ibn Idrīs jāʾa al-haqq wa zahaqa al-bāṭil inn al-bāṭila kāna zahūqā’ (‘From that ordered by Idris son of Idris. Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Surely falsehood is bound to vanish’ in Arabic; Qurʾān 17: 81).
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.