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1 Dirham - Husam al-Dawla
| Issuer | Uqaylids of Mawsil |
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| Year | 997 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver dirham of irregular flan with multiple lines of Arabic Kufic script filling the central field. The central inscription comprises the Shahada and the name of the ruler Husam al-Dawla, arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner circle. A circular marginal legend runs around the periphery, bearing the mint and date formula recording the coin's striking at Mawsil in the year 397 AH. The surfaces show characteristic die-struck relief typical of early medieval Islamic hammered coinage, with some flatness and die shift consistent with hand-struck production. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له محمد رسول الله الحسام الدولة Marginal: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالموصل سنة سبع وتسعين وثلثمائة |
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| Reverse lettering | لله محمد رسول الله القادر بالله ابو المعالي حسام الدولة Marginal: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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