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1 Dirham - Samsam al-Dawla
| Issuer | Buyid Dynasty (Fars) |
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| Year | 991 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له |
| Reverse description | The reverse field carries multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic inscription naming the Abbasid caliph and the Buyid amir Samsam al-Dawla, arranged in a stacked format across the flat silver flan. The name and titles of the issuing ruler appear prominently in the central area, flanked by additional honorific and religious formulae. A circular marginal legend in Arabic Kufic script encircles the field within a beaded border, continuing the epigraphic tradition standard to Abbasid-style Islamic coinage. The reverse inscription also includes the mint and date references consistent with Buyid Fars production of AH 381. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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