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1 Fals - Ahmad ibn Asad Samarqand
| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 849 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له المعتصم بالله محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و لو كره المشركون |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner circle, featuring the name of Allah at the top, followed by the Shahada formula acknowledging Muhammad as the Messenger of God, and the name of the Samanid governor Ahmad ibn Asad. The outer marginal legend, running within a double circular border, records the mint formula stating this fals was struck at Samarqand in the year 234 AH (849 CE). The overall style is characteristic of early Samanid provincial copper coinage, with bold angular Kufic script on a roughly struck, irregular flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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