Rare Islamic coins: The fils of Jahwar ibn al-Murar

Jahwar ibn Marrar al-Ajli was a brave commander loyal to the Abbasids.

Abu Ja`far al-Mansur sent him to fight Sunbadh al-Majusi, who had risen up seeking the blood of Abu Muslim al-Khurasani. He defeated him in a battle that took place between Hamadan and Rayy in the year 137 AH. However, he considered what he gained in the battle as booty, so he distributed it among the fighters, and did not send any of it to the Caliph. So the Caliph summoned him, and Jahwar refused to obey him. So the Caliph sent an army against him led by Muhammad ibn al-Ash`ath al-Khuza`i, and supported him with an army led by Umar ibn Hafs al-Muhallabi. The armies met between Rayy and Isfahan, and the Caliph’s army was victorious. Jahwar withdrew and took refuge in Azerbaijan, so those who remained with him killed him to get rid of the sedition (in the year 138 AH), and they sent his head to al-Mansur.

This coin is dated 138 AH in the city of Ray, before Jahwar fled from it to Azerbaijan. Therefore, it is considered extremely rare and was sold for more than a thousand British pounds, which is a large sum for copper coins.