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1 Dirham - Sayf al-Dawla Tarsus
| Issuer | Hamdanid Dynasty, Aleppo |
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| Year | 949 |
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| Value | Dirham (0.7) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears multiple horizontal registers of bold Arabic Kufic script, naming the Hamdanid amir Sayf al-Dawla and the mint of Tarsus, with additional lines of religious and dynastic formulae. The inscriptions are contained within a single circular border, surrounded by a marginal legend in Arabic script encircling the entire coin. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular, planchet shape of tenth-century hammered Islamic dirhams, with evidence of cracking and uneven metal distribution consistent with hand-striking techniques. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
| Mint | Tarsus |
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