English: Quarter dinar of the Zaydi ruler of Hawsam in northern Iran, Abu’l-Husayn al-Mu’ayyad, minted in AH 400 (1009/10 CE) Original caption: ISLAMIC, Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Zaydis of Hawsam. temp. Abu’l-Husayn al-Mu’ayyad. Circa AH 380-411 / AD 931-961. AV Quarter Dinar (16mm, 0.99 g, 6h). Hawsam (Rudisar) mint. Date AH 400 (AD 1009/10). Shahada and ’ali walī Allah (’Ali [is] the authority of Allah) in three lines; all within linear stellate border of eight concave arcs; each point surmounted by annulet; bismillah [za]rb haza al-dina r bi-haw sam sanat arba’ mi’at (In the name of Allah struck this dinar in Hawsam year 400) in external voids; all within linear border; outer margin consisting of alternating annulets and ’llah in Arabic / The “Umayyad Symbol” (Sura 112 [al-ikhlas]) Āllah ahad Āllah āl-samad lam yalīd wa lam yalūd wa lem yakun lahu kufu ahad (Allah [is] One; Allah [is] the Eternal, the Absolute; not begetting and not begotten; there was not to Him equal a single one) in four lines; all within linear stellate border of eight concave arcs; each point surmounted by annulet; the “Umayyad Second Symbol” (Sura 9 [al-tauba]:33): muḥammadur rasūlu-llāh arsalahu bi-’lhudā wa dīn al-haqq lī-yuzhirahu (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; him He sent with guidance and true faith to make it prevail) in external voids; all within linear border; outer margin consisting of alternating annulets and ’llah in Arabic. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned, areas of minor weak strike.