★ The general Khuzayma ★

ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. temp. Al-Hadi, AH 169-170 / AD 785-786. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.75 g, 10 h), citing the governor Khuzayma ibn Khazim al Tamimi, al-Haruniya, AH 169 = AD 785/6. SICA III, 2042. Rare. Light areas of weakness and with a minor bang, otherwise, very fine.

From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.

Khuzayma was a son of Khazim al Tamimi (749-768), a Khurasani military officer who played an important role in the Abbasid revolution. Khuzayma himself held various high offices during the reigns of Harun al-Rashid and his successors.