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1 Fals - Bakr ibn Malik Nasrabad
| Issuer | Samanid Dynasty |
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| Year | 951 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears a three-line Arabic Kalima inscription in Kufic script, reading the Shahada formula. The inscription is enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a dotted border. The wide marginal legend contains the mint and date formula in Arabic, encircling the central field. The overall style is consistent with Samanid-era fulus coinage, with bold, raised lettering on a flat, irregular flan typical of hammered copper issues of the mid-fourth century AH. |
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| Obverse lettering | Central field: لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شريك له / محمد رسول الله Marginal legend: بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بنصراباد سنة اربعين وثلثمائة |
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Nasrabad was a minor mint town in Khurasan, and copper fals from provincial Samanid governors are among the most administratively revealing coins of the dynasty — issued locally, circulating locally, and often the only physical evidence that a given official held real autonomous authority. Bakr ibn Malik's tenure is poorly documented in the written sources, making this coin one of the more direct attestations of his existence.