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1 Dirham - Ahmad b. Mansur Bukhara
| Issuer | United Qarakhanid Khaganate |
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| Year | 1018 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents a four-line Arabic inscription in Kufic script reading 'Lillah / Muhammad rasul Allah / Ahmad ibn Mansur' (To God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God / Ahmad son of Mansur), naming the local Qarakhanid ruler Ahmad b. Mansur as issuing authority. Below the central inscription, the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Qadir Billah is cited in acknowledgment of suzerain authority. The outer marginal legend contains the Quranic verse (Rum 30:4–5) 'Lillahi al-amr min qabl wa min ba'd wa yawma'idhin yafrah al-mu'minun bi-nasr Allah', inscribed in angular Kufic around the full circumference. The reverse exhibits the same hammered, irregularly shaped flan as the obverse, consistent with contemporary Qarakhanid mint practice at Bukhara. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 409 (1018) |
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