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Dirham - Ahmad ben Ali and Ilek Nasr ben Ali Uzgend mint
| Issuer | Qarakhanid dynasty |
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| Year | 1005 |
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| Reference(s) | A#3302 |
| Obverse description | Central field bearing the Islamic profession of faith (Shahada) arranged in multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script, reading 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.' The inscription is boldly struck in raised relief with characteristic angular Kufic letterforms. The field is plain and undecorated beyond the central legend. A beaded border encircles the entire design, typical of Qarakhanid hammered silver coinage of the early 11th century. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displaying the names and titles of the co-rulers Ahmad ben Ali and Ilek Nasr ben Ali in multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script, with the mint name Uzgend and the date. An inner border separates the central inscription panel from a circumferential marginal legend containing additional Quranic or honorific text, also in Kufic script. A beaded outer border frames the entire design. The die work is characteristic of the Qarakhanid mint at Uzgend, with bold, angular letterforms in high relief. |
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| Reverse lettering | ناصر الدين الله احمد بن علي اولك ناصر بن علي المولد العجم |
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