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1 Dirham - Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. Ilyas Bardasir
| Issuer | Ilyasid dynasty |
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| Year | 946 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field displays multiple horizontal lines of bold Kufic Arabic script arranged concentrically within a plain inner circle, carrying the Islamic profession of faith (shahada) along with the name and titles of the issuing ruler Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. Ilyas and Abbasid suzerain acknowledgment. A continuous marginal legend in Kufic script encircles the central field, separated by a raised inner ring from the outer beaded border. The flan shows minor fissures at the edge, consistent with the hammered production technique and the broad, thin fabric typical of eastern Islamic dirhams of the mid-10th century CE. |
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The Ilyasids were a minor Iranian dynasty controlling Kerman in the mid-tenth century, client rulers operating in the shadow of the Buyids. Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. Ilyas held power briefly before Buyid pressure effectively ended meaningful Ilyasid independence. Coins from this dynasty are rare precisely because the political window was so narrow — Kerman changed hands repeatedly, and local mint output was correspondingly thin. A#C1587 types are seldom encountered in any condition.