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Dirham - Abd al-Malik Tukharistan
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 699 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله وحده لا شریک له بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بطخارستان فی سنه ثمنین (Translation: There is no god but Allah alone. He has no partner. In the name of Allah, this dirham was struck in Tokharistan in the year eighty.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is likewise entirely epigraphic, displaying four lines of Kufic Arabic script in the central field, containing the Quranic verse Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) and the Risala formula attesting to the Prophethood of Muhammad. A circular marginal legend band surrounds the central inscription, enclosed between a beaded border and an outer plain linear ring. The flan is irregularly shaped and shows a chip at the lower right, consistent with the coin's hammered manufacture. The bold, angular Kufic letterforms are characteristic of the Umayyad reformed coinage of the late 1st century AH. The flat, aniconic design adheres strictly to the epigraphic dirham standard established by Abd al-Malik's monetary reform of AH 79. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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