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1 Fals - Ahmad b. Ya'qub Citing Khumarawayh
| Issuer | Cilicia Region |
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| Year | 884-896 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic religious or administrative inscription arranged in four to five horizontal lines, executed in Kufic script typical of Abbasid-period provincial coinage. The lettering is boldly raised in relief against a flat, unadorned field, with no figurative imagery. The coin's irregular flan and hammered fabric are characteristic of late 9th-century eastern Islamic copper coinage. No border or marginal legend is clearly discernible on this side. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription arranged in three to four horizontal lines within the central field, consistent with the standard Islamic fals format of the period. The text likely references the authority of Khumarawayh, the Tulunid ruler, as cited by the local governor Ahmad b. Ya'qub. The inscription is contained within a single linear border encircling the field. The hammered strike has resulted in slight weakness at the edges, characteristic of provincial copper issues of this era. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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