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| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 997 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Islamic profession of faith (Shahada) in multiple horizontal lines of Kufic script within a square or rectangular central panel, surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Arabic. The inscription reads the kalima and acknowledgment of the Abbasid caliph's authority. A decorative pellet or annulet border frames the inner field, with a further outer marginal band of Arabic script running along the coin's periphery. The overall layout is characteristic of Samanid gold dinars, with well-struck angular Kufic letterforms filling the field in the traditional multi-line format. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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