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Dinar - Nasr II b. Ahmad Nishapur

Issuer	Samanid dynasty
Year	302-928
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Obverse script	Arabic
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Reverse description	Aniconic field bearing a four-line central inscription in raised Kufic script invoking Allah, citing the Prophet Muhammad as His messenger, naming the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir billah, and naming the Samanid amir Nasr ibn Ahmad as issuing authority. A circular inner legend band and an outer marginal legend carry the Quranic verse of proclamation (Quran 9:33), all rendered in bold, well-formed Kufic characters within a raised linear border. The reverse follows the standard Abbasid-Samanid epigraphic dinar format with no figurative imagery.
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Reverse lettering	(Translation: Center: To Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. al-Muqtadir billah. Nasr son of Ahmad Circle: Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it)
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