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1 Dirham - Rustam b. Jastan al-Maragha
| Issuer | Sallarid dynasty |
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| Year | 973 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic Kufic legend arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner border. The inscription contains the Shahada and the name of the Abbasid caliph, following standard Samanid-derived dirham typology. A marginal circular legend in Arabic script runs along the outer rim within a beaded or plain border, containing Quranic text (typically Quran 9:33). The overall design is purely epigraphic with no figurative elements, characteristic of Islamic silver dirhams of the 10th century eastern caliphate tradition. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription in horizontal registers, recording the mint name, regnal year, and the name of the issuing ruler Rustam b. Jastan al-Maragha of the Sallarid dynasty. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the central panel, separated by a plain or beaded border, containing additional religious or administrative text consistent with contemporary Buyid and Samanid-influenced dirham coinage. The coin exhibits the typical flan irregularity and slightly off-center strike characteristic of hand-hammered Islamic silver of the 4th century AH. |
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