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1 Fals - Nasr b. Ahmad
| Issuer | Farwan, Emirate of |
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| Year | 984 |
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| Weight | 3.88 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a square cartouche containing a multi-line Arabic religious inscription, executed in angular Kufic script with characteristic foliated terminals. The cartouche is framed by decorative borders and surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Arabic script occupying the outer field. The hammered flan is irregular in shape, with the strike slightly off-center, resulting in partial legibility of the peripheral inscription. The surfaces show typical medieval Islamic copper patination with areas of green and brown oxidation. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic inscription within a rectangular cartouche, likely bearing the name of the ruler Nasr b. Ahmad and associated titles or mint and date formulae in the Abbasid tradition. A circular marginal legend in Arabic Kufic script runs around the periphery of the coin, partially struck and worn. The hammered copper flan exhibits characteristic irregular edges and uneven surface relief typical of tenth-century provincial Islamic coinage. Green cuprite patination covers much of the surface, consistent with long burial or circulation. |
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