Abbasid Caliphate Bronze Fals (about 1,270-770 years ago)

$83.60

Abbasid Caliphate Bronze Fals (750-1258 CE) — Baghdad Golden Age Currency

NGC certified bronze fals from Abbasid Caliphate — Islamic Golden Age coinage from Baghdad, intellectual capital of medieval world.

Kufic Script Design

• Obverse: Shahada — "No god but Allah, Muhammad His Messenger" + mint

• Reverse: Caliph's name + Hijra date — concentric Kufic inscriptions

Technical Specifications

• Material: Bronze (AE)

• Denomination: Fals (Islamic small change)

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Period: 750-1258 CE (Abbasid dynasty)

• Mints: Baghdad + empire-wide

Islamic Civilization Essential

• House of Wisdom + Greek texts translation

• Algebra (al-Khwarizmi) + optics (Ibn al-Haytham)

• Mongol sack 1258 CE ends Baghdad caliphate

• Religious authority persists to Ottoman era

Collector Masterpiece

Golden Age Islamic bronze. Kufic script carries Baghdad's lost glory through centuries.

Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens. For details on NGC's grading standards and definitions, please refer to our NGC Grading page.

Abbasid Caliphate Bronze Fals (750-1258 CE) — Baghdad Golden Age Currency

NGC certified bronze fals from Abbasid Caliphate — Islamic Golden Age coinage from Baghdad, intellectual capital of medieval world.

Kufic Script Design

• Obverse: Shahada — "No god but Allah, Muhammad His Messenger" + mint

• Reverse: Caliph's name + Hijra date — concentric Kufic inscriptions

Technical Specifications

• Material: Bronze (AE)

• Denomination: Fals (Islamic small change)

• Certification: NGC slabbed

• Period: 750-1258 CE (Abbasid dynasty)

• Mints: Baghdad + empire-wide

Islamic Civilization Essential

• House of Wisdom + Greek texts translation

• Algebra (al-Khwarizmi) + optics (Ibn al-Haytham)

• Mongol sack 1258 CE ends Baghdad caliphate

• Religious authority persists to Ottoman era

Collector Masterpiece

Golden Age Islamic bronze. Kufic script carries Baghdad's lost glory through centuries.

Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens. For details on NGC's grading standards and definitions, please refer to our NGC Grading page.