Dirham - Nasr II b. Ahmad Bracteate type

Nasr II's reign saw the Samanid state at its administrative and cultural peak, controlling the eastern caliphate's silver supply through the rich mines of the Panj-Shir valley in modern Afghanistan. The bracteate format — struck on a thin, wide flan from a single die — diverges sharply from the thick, double-sided dirhams standard to Abbasid-influenced coinage, and its precise function within the Samanid monetary system remains debated among specialists.

A#1451 is a Album reference, placing this type within a well-documented but sparsely surviving category. The thinness of the flan makes edge cracks endemic to the type.