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1 Fals - Khut-Tegin I
| Issuer | Bost, Emirate of |
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| Year | 950 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a three-line Arabic Kalima inscription arranged in horizontal registers, reading the Shahada declaration. The legend is executed in angular Kufic script, characteristic of 10th-century Central Asian coinage. A circular border frames the field, partially worn on the irregular flan. The coin displays the typical flat hammered fabric of Samanid-influenced regional issues. Green patination consistent with burial deposit is visible across the copper surface. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a three-line Kufic Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers, citing the name and title of the issuing ruler. The text reads 'lillah / Khutkin / al-Amir', identifying the local emir Khut-Tegin as the issuing authority. The inscription is enclosed within a circular border, consistent with 10th-century fals coinage of the Bost mint in Sijistan. The hammered flan is irregular at the margins, with areas of green copper corrosion. The bold Kufic letterforms reflect the epigraphic style common to contemporary eastern Islamic provincial issues. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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