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1 Dinar - Tahir b. Khalaf Sijistan
| Issuer | Saffarid dynasty |
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| Year | 1001 |
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| Currency | Dinar (861-1222) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold dinar of typical Abbasid-influenced epigraphic style, entirely devoid of figurative imagery. The central field bears the Islamic profession of faith (Shahada) in three lines of Kufic script, surrounded by a concentric inner marginal legend recording the mint name (Sijistan) and the date of issue (391 AH) in Arabic. An outer marginal band carries the Quranic verse of mission (Quran 9:33) in flowing Kufic, running continuously around the coin's circumference. The flan is irregular in outline, characteristic of hand-struck medieval Islamic gold coinage. All lettering is raised against a flat, unadorned field. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 391 (1001) |
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