★ Very rare ★

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Hadi, AH 169-170 / AD 785-786. Dirham (Silver, 24 mm, 2.84 g, 11 h), citing Ibrahim and Jarir and the future caliph Harun al-Rashid as ibn Amir al-Mu'minin ('son of the Commander of the Faithful' in Kufic), al-Haruniya (Armenia), AH 170 = AD 786/7. SICA III, 2046. Very rare. Light scratch on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins and from the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years, Leu Web Auction 15, 27-28 February 2021, 2959.

This interesting issue from the short reign of Al-Hadi mentions his younger brother and future successor, Harun al-Rashid.