Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Dirham - Adud al-Dawla Shiraz mint
| Issuer | Buyid Dynasty (Al Buwayh) |
|---|---|
| Year | 950-983 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Adud al-Dawla, the Buyid amir who effectively controlled the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad by 977, operated Shiraz as his administrative capital and primary mint. His dirhams reflect the dynasty's careful political theater: acknowledging Abbasid legitimacy in the coin's religious formula while making clear where actual power resided. The Buyids were Shia ruling over a Sunni caliphate, and the mint output from Shiraz documents that tension in metal across three decades.