★ None in coinarchives RRR ★

Abbasid Caliphate. al-bab AH 154. Citing caliphal geir apparent al-mahdi muhammad and possibly the governor hasan
Fals AE

20 mm, 1,82 g

Legends in three lines and in outer margin / Legends in four lines and in outer margin.

nearly very fine

A-A315. (RRR). According to album (A315) AE fals, al-Bab (Derbent), known dated 153 & 178 (both now on Zeno) and both (RRR) the of the hightest rairty example we present is dated 154AH and also now on zeno.

Derbent's location on a narrow, three-kilometer strip of land in the North Caucasus between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus mountains is strategic in the entire Caucasus region. Historically, this position allowed the rulers of Derbent to control land traffic between the Eurasian Steppe and the Middle East. In 654, Derbent was captured by the Arabs, who called it the Gate of Gates (Bab al-Abwab),[27] following their invasion of Persia. They transformed it into an important administrative center and introduced Islam to the area. The impression of antiquity evoked by these fortifications led many Arab historians to connect them with Khosrow I and to include them among the seven wonders of the world. DARBAND (1)". Retrieved December 29, 2014. From the Tareq Hani collection.