Coins of al-Andalus Tonegawa collection



Seals




S-D



Legends:
in kufic, one side only.

Remarks:
A seal in the name of 'Abd al-Rahman I, datable between 138H and 172H

From the furrows on the reverse this object seems to have been originaly encased on chain mail.

Obv.
للأمير
عبد الرحمن بن
معوية جيش في
سبيل ألله لا يغلب
و لا يهب
Lead
The Amir
'Abd al-Raḥmān ibn
Mu'awiya has an army in
the way of God that will not be defeated
or intimidated
29 mm Ø
Rev.
thickness: 6 mm.
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Ref: Un precinto a nombre de Abd al-Rahman I,Al-Qantara XVI, fasc. 1, Madrid (1995), pp. 143-146.
Re-Published in Arabic, Khatim bi-ism Abd al-Rahman al-Awal, Alam al-Makhtutat wa al-Nawadir, Vol. I, Riyad 1996, pg. 197-200.