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1 Dinar - Ala al-Dawla Muhammad Hamadan
| Issuer | Kakwayhid, Emirate of |
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| Year | 1037 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription arranged in four horizontal registers, with the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) prominently displayed. The uppermost line reads above the central text block, and the lowest register references the Abbasid caliph. The central legend is enclosed within a single circular border, surrounded by a wide marginal band bearing a continuous circular Arabic legend in Kufic script. The coin exhibits the characteristic style of Buyid and successor dynasty dinars, with bold, deeply struck relief lettering typical of hammered Islamic gold coinage of the 5th century AH. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Kakwayhids were a minor Daylamite dynasty clinging to power in the Jibal region of western Iran during the mid-eleventh century, perpetually squeezed between the Buyids to the south and the advancing Ghaznavids and Seljuqs to the east. Ala al-Dawla Muhammad ibn Dushmanziyar — the issuer of this dinar — managed the dynasty's longest and most politically agile reign, surviving by shifting allegiances between these larger powers. Gold coinage in his name is rare relative to silver output, reflecting both the economic pressures of the period and the brevity of stable fiscal authority the Kakwayhids ever truly held.