Al-Mansur: A Fascinating Historical Figure

I have been looking for a coin of this historical figure since I found out he was the founder of a major centre of world learning- Baghdad.

From wikipedia:

"Al-Mansur or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur (95 AH - 158 AH (714 AD- 6 October 775 AD);[1] was the second Abbasid Caliph reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 AD - 775 AD)[2] and succeeding his brother Abu al-'Abbas al-Saffah. Al-Mansur is generally regarded as the real founder of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the largest polities in world history, for his role in stabilizing and institutionalizing the dynasty.[4] He is also known for founding the 'round city' of Madinat al-Salam which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad.[5]"

From: https://www.britannica.com/biograph...basid-caliph
"Al-Mansur's achievement, however, was not based simply upon military power. His most lasting monument is the great city of Baghdad, upon which work began, at his command, in 762. The decision to build Baghdad was probably partly due to the restlessness of the chief towns in Iraq, Basra and, especially, K#363;fah, but, in part, too, it was a statement by al-Mansur that the #703;Abbisids had come to stay. It was significant that he considered taking some material for the construction of Baghdad from the ruins of Ctesiphon, the capital of the last native Iranian dynasty.

Another reason for the construction of the new capital was the need to house the rapidly growing bureaucracy, developed by al-Mansur under the influence of Iranian ideas in an attempt to provide a more stable basis for Abbisid rule.


By these political and military measures al-Mansur firmly established the #703;Abb#257;sid caliphate. Furthermore, he arranged the succession in favour of his son, al-Mahdi;, and every future #703;Abbasid caliph could trace his descent directly to al-Mansur."

Please post your coins of an interesting historical figure.



Abbasid. temp. al-Mansur (AH 136-158 / AD 754-775) gold Dinar AH 153 (AD 770/1) Fine - Clipped,  no mint, 3.69g, A-212.