26 Centuries of Gold
812 Abbasid al Amin
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ISLAMIC DYNASTIES |
| Item Description: |
DINAR (AH193-198) Abbasid AL-AMIN (4.26g) AH197. citing |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU 58 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
812-813 AD. أبو موسى محمد بن هارون الأمين "the trustworthy". He was only in business a short time, from 809 to 813. This dinar was struck in the last year of his reign. He was killed in a civil war where he was deposed by his half-brother, al-Ma'mun.
According to the Muslim historian Al Tabari, Al-Amin fell madly in love with one of his male slaves named Kauthar, whom he had named after a river in heaven. In an effort to dissuade her son from Kauthar, al-Amin's mother insisted that his female slaves dress in men's attire to encourage him to engage in sexual relationships with them. Not surprisingly he didn't last long running an Islamic caliphate.
At NGC this is the only one in this grade and only 1 in a higher grade.