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1 Fals - Nasr b.Sebuktekin Broad fals
| Issuer | Ghaznavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 999 |
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| Weight | 4.19 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic Kufic legend within a beaded inner circle, reading the Shahada (Islamic profession of faith): 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah,' with an additional line below. An outer marginal legend in Arabic Kufic script runs within a plain border, separated from the central device by a beaded annulus. The type is characteristic of broad fals coinage of the eastern Islamic world, with bold, angular letterforms typical of late 10th-century Ghaznavid provincial issues. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription within a beaded inner circle, recording the name and titles of the ruler Nasr b. Sebuktekin along with the Abbasid caliph's name, arranged in horizontal registers. A circular marginal legend in Kufic script occupies the outer zone, bordered by a beaded annulus and a plain outer rim. The bold, angular letterforms and broad flan are characteristic of Ghaznavid copper fals struck at Bost in AH 389 (999 CE). |
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