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Dirham - Nasir al-Dawla and Sayf al-Dawla

Issuer Hamdanid dynasty
Year 961
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Obverse script Arabic
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Reverse description The reverse presents a multi-line central field in Kufic Arabic script arranged in stacked horizontal registers, recording the names of the Hamdanid co-rulers Nasir al-Dawla and Sayf al-Dawla along with the mint and date formulae. A circular marginal inscription in Kufic script runs around the periphery within a beaded border, typically bearing a Quranic verse or additional titular epithets. The flan is slightly irregular, as is standard for hammered Islamic silver coinage of this period and region. Letter forms are angular and compact, reflecting the lapidary Kufic style favored on Hamdanid dirhams. The composition closely mirrors Abbasid prototype designs, affirming the dynasty's political legitimacy.
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