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Dirham - Anonymous Abarshahr
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate |
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| Year | 698-750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Islamic shahada in multiple lines of Kufic Arabic script, reading the declaration of faith. The inscription is surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Kufic script running along the inner border, itself enclosed by a beaded or linear outer border. The overall design follows the standard reformed Umayyad dirham type introduced under the caliph Abd al-Malik, with purely epigraphic decoration and no figural imagery. The die-struck surfaces show characteristic irregular flan edges typical of hammered Islamic coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له |
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