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Dirham - al-Muqtadir Donative type - ornamental designs
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 907-932 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a distinctive ornamental swastika-like interlaced design enclosed within a plain inner circle. Surrounding the central device is a circular band containing a Kufic Arabic legend. The overall composition is characteristic of the donative or ceremonial dirhams issued under Caliph al-Muqtadir, replacing the customary religious inscriptions with purely decorative geometric motifs. The hammered flan is irregular in shape, as typical of Abbasid silver coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the same interlaced ornamental swastika-like motif as the obverse, set within a plain inner circle, reflecting the symmetrical donative design scheme. A circular Kufic Arabic inscription runs within a border band encircling the central device. The reverse composition mirrors the obverse, with no mint name or date visible in the standard positions, consistent with the special ceremonial nature of this issue. The coin exhibits the characteristic flat, uneven flan of hammered Abbasid silver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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