ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Musta'sim

 ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. al-Musta'sim. AH 640-656 / AD 1242-1258. AV Dinar (28mm, 11.29 g, 4h). Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint. Dated AH 643 (AD 1245/6). First portion of Kalima and name and title of al-Musta'simin four lines; within tetralobe; “al-imam” above; “to Allah is the decree before and after” to right; “and on that day shall rejoice the Believers” to left; “in the victory of Allah” below; mint formula and date in outer margin / Continuation of Kalima within tetralobe; “our thanks to Allah” above; “despite the displeasure of” to right; “the polytheists” to left; “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Quran 9.33) in outer margin. Kazan 211-4 var. (date); Yapı Kredi 263-4 var. (same); Album 275. Good VF, double strike on obverse.