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Dirham - Nuh b. Mansur - 'Nuh II' Balkh mint
| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 976-997 |
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| Weight | 3.27 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field displaying a multi-line Arabic Kufic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a double linear circle, recording the name of the Abbasid caliph and the Samanid amir Nuh b. Mansur along with the mint name Balkh and the regnal year. A circular marginal legend in Kufic Arabic script runs between the inner and outer borders, recording additional titles or Quranic text. The outer margin contains a further Arabic inscription between linear borders. The flan edges are crenellated and irregular, characteristic of hand-hammered Samanid dirhams struck at provincial mints. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | نوح بن منصور / بلخ |
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