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1 Dirham - Muhammad b. Yusuf 'Uman
| Issuer | Wajihid dynasty |
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| Year | 947 |
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| Currency | Dinar (628/632-1598) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious legend arranged in horizontal bands within a plain inner circle. The text includes the Islamic profession of faith (shahada) and the name of the ruling authority. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script runs between two concentric linear borders, containing the mint name, date, and Quranic or honorific formulae. The flan is irregular and somewhat uneven, characteristic of hand-struck medieval Islamic silver coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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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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