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1 Dirham - Sharaf al-Dawla Abu'l-Fawaris Shirdhil 'Uman
| Issuer | Buyid Dynasty |
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| Year | 992 |
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| Currency | Dinar (934-1062) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by multiple lines of Kufic Arabic religious and titular inscription arranged horizontally, including the shahada and the name and titles of the Buyid ruler Sharaf al-Dawla Abu'l-Fawaris. The legends are set within a plain inner circle, with a marginal circular inscription running along the periphery of the flan. The coin is struck on an irregular, slightly ragged flan typical of hammered Islamic dirhams of the period, with some weakness at the edges. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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The Buyid amir Sharaf al-Dawla held nominal authority over Baghdad and the Abbasid caliphate itself during his reign, yet his actual control was perpetually contested by both internal Buyid factionalism and encroaching Hamdanid and Ghaznavid pressure. Coinage struck in his name from 'Uman — the southeastern Arabian coastal province — reflects how far Buyid administrative reach extended at its peak, even as the dynasty's center was unraveling. His reign lasted only from 983 to 989, making any surviving issue from this mint particularly narrow in production window.