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title: Rashidun-era Islamic Coin
author: CNG Coins
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11592/rashidun-era-islamic-coin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Rashidun-era Islamic Coin

_Authored by CNG Coins_

## Image File

[![Rashidun-era Islamic Coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11592.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11592.jpg)

## Image Caption

Islamic [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of Arab-[Sasanian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/) origin. From Bishapur, [Persia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persia/). Made c. 651-661 CE, during the [Rashidun Caliphate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rashidun_Caliphate/). Left: Sasanian style bust imitating [Kosrau II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Khosrow_II/) (r. 590-628 CE). Right: Fire altar with ribbons and attendants, star and crescent flanking flames with bismillah in margins.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Coins, C. (2019, December 14). Rashidun-era Islamic Coin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11592/rashidun-era-islamic-coin/>
### Chicago
Coins, CNG. "Rashidun-era Islamic Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 14, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11592/rashidun-era-islamic-coin/>.
### MLA
Coins, CNG. "Rashidun-era Islamic Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Dec 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11592/rashidun-era-islamic-coin/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islamic_coin,_Time_of_the_Rashidun._Khosrau_type._AH_31-41_AD_651-661.jpg) by [**CNG Coins**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islamic_coin,_Time_of_the_Rashidun._Khosrau_type._AH_31-41_AD_651-661.jpg). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 14 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.