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Dinar - al-Muttaqi Donative type
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 940-944 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic religious inscription arranged in horizontal lines within an inner circle, surrounded by a concentric marginal legend in Arabic script. The inscriptions are executed in a clear Kufic style typical of Abbasid gold coinage of the 4th century AH. A decorative dotted border frames both the inner and outer legends. The overall design follows the purely epigraphic tradition established by the coinage reform of Abd al-Malik, with no figural imagery. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription arranged in horizontal bands within a double circular border, containing religious and caliphal titulature referencing the Caliph al-Muttaqi and the Abbasid dynasty. The marginal legend runs continuously around the circumference, separated from the central inscription panel by a dotted inner border and a plain outer border. The epigraphy is characteristic of mid-4th century AH Abbasid dinar production, with well-spaced Kufic letterforms across a flat, unadorned gold field. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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