Islamic silver coin minted in 808/809 in Madinat al-Salam (modern-day Baghdad in Iraq) for the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid (786-809). On the reverse side the word ‘God’ is inscribed in runes. The inscription is made over the Islamic creed. Part of hoard, Lingsarve, Näs Parish, Gotland.
Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)
