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Dirham - Mansur I ibn Nuh Balkh
| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 961-976 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription in horizontal registers referencing the Abbasid caliph and the Samanid amir Mansur I ibn Nuh, with the mint and date indicated. The text is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a continuous marginal Kufic legend encircling the field within a beaded outer border. The die execution is characteristic of Samanid provincial hammered coinage, with slightly off-center strike typical of the period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | محمد رسول الله / المطيع لله / منصور بن نوح |
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