A Gold Coin From the Abbasid Caliphate Has Been Donated to a Local History Museum in Turkmenistan

The gold dinar comes from one of the largest empires of the Islamic world, the Abbasid Caliphate. The Caliphate emerged in the 7th century and stretched from Spain to India

A gold dinar coin from the 9th or 10th century has been donated to a local history museum in the Mary region of Turkmenistan.

The museum's director, Yazgul Tirkishova, said on Monday that the coin was donated by Nurmuhammed Babayev, a resident of the village of Zakhmet.

The dinar coin belonged to one of the largest empires of the Islamic world, the Abbasid Caliphate. The Caliphate emerged in the 7th century and stretched from Spain to India; its gold currency was a sign of its power and prosperity. Coins of this type, weighing 4.25-4.27 grams and containing quotations from the Qur’an, became the standard of coinage for centuries.

The acquisition of the dinar is a significant event for Turkmenistan’s historians. The staff at the museum intend to thoroughly study the coin, compare it with other known specimens, and possibly discover new facts about the region’s life and culture during the Abbasid era.

The study of such artifacts helps modern scholars gain a deeper understanding of the complex history of the Islamic world, its economy, and culture and assess the Abbasid Caliphate’s influence on world history.

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