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Dirham - al-Muqtadir Donative type - no mintname
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 907-932 |
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| Weight | 2.99 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a square frame with an inner inscription panel arranged in three horizontal lines of Arabic script, surrounded by a circular marginal legend. The square cartouche is characteristic of Abbasid dirham design, with decorative elements at the corners. The entire composition is enclosed within a double circular border with a continuous Arabic legend running along the outer margin. The style and arrangement follow the classic Abbasid epigraphic tradition with no figural imagery. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Al-Muqtadir's reign was among the most turbulent of the late Abbasid period — he was deposed twice, briefly, before his final death in battle against his own troops in 932. Donative dirhams of this type were struck not for general commerce but for ceremonial distribution, most likely during court festivals such as Nawruz or military payment occasions. The absence of a mint name is deliberate, not an omission; such pieces were issued directly under caliphal authority and needed no geographic attribution.
Weight on these donatives often runs slightly light against standard coinage, a pattern consistent across the type.