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1 Dirham - Sharaf al-Dawla Abu'l-Fawaris Shirdhil Arrajan
| Issuer | Buyid Dynasty (Fars branch) |
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| Year | 984 |
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| Currency | Dinar (934-1062) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious and titular legend arranged in horizontal registers, executed in angular Kufic script. The inscription names the Buyid ruler Sharaf al-Dawla Abu'l-Fawaris with honorific titles. The central text is enclosed within a single circular border, itself surrounded by a marginal legend in Kufic script running along the full circumference of the coin. The outer rim features a stylized geometric or dotted border typical of Buyid hammered silver coinage. The overall die-work is characteristic of late 10th-century Fars provincial mint production. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Kufic Arabic legend arranged in horizontal registers, containing the Shahada (Islamic profession of faith) and the name of the Abbasid caliph as suzerain, in accordance with standard Buyid coinage protocol. The text reads in stacked lines across the inner die area, framed by a circular inner border. A marginal inscription in Kufic script encircles the central panel, separated from the rim by a beaded or geometric border. The coin exhibits the typical irregular flan and slightly off-center strike characteristic of hammered silver dirhams of the Buyid period. |
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| Mint | Arrajan |
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