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Dirham - Mika'il b. Ja'far Imitating Samanid prototypes - Naysabur mint
| Issuer | Volga Bulgaria |
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| Year | 921 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Pseudo-Samanid silver dirham struck in the name of Mika'il b. Ja'far, ruler of Volga Bulgaria, imitating the epigraphic style of contemporary Samanid coinage. The obverse field bears a central Arabic religious legend arranged in multiple lines, following the standard Samanid kalam format. The marginal legend includes a mint attribution to Naysabur and a regnal year rendered as 'year eight' (سنة ثمان), tentatively corresponding to 308 AH / 921 CE. The calligraphy is characteristic of the Kufic script tradition prevalent on eastern Islamic dirhams of the early 4th century AH. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mint | Naysabur (pseudo-mint attribution) |
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