Catalog
1 Dirham - Muhammad b. Yusuf 'Uman
| Issuer | Wajihid dynasty |
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| Year | 947 |
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| Weight | 3.63 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a double linear border, following the standard Abbasid-derived dirham format. The text contains pious formulae, likely including a Quranic verse and the name of the Abbasid caliph in whose name the coin was struck, as was customary for vassal dynasties. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the central device between concentric borders. The coin exhibits typical characteristics of hammered provincial Islamic silver, with a slightly irregular flan and variable relief. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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The Wajihids were a minor Iranian dynasty governing the Kirman region under nominal Samanid suzerainty during the mid-tenth century. Muhammad b. Yusuf held power in a politically precarious position — the Samanids to the north and the Buyids pressing from the west left regional governors with limited autonomy and shorter tenures than their coin output might suggest.
Album's A#A1162 designation reflects how thinly documented this series remains in the primary literature.