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Dirham `qarari` - Ibrahim

Issuer Ghaznavid dynasty
Year 1051-1099
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Value Dirham (0.7)
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Obverse description Central field occupied by a five-line Arabic-script legend arranged in horizontal registers, each line separated by a ruling line. The inscription, executed in the Kufic or early Naskh style typical of Ghaznavid coinage, contains religious formulae and the ruler's name and titles. The flan is irregular in shape, a characteristic feature of hammered qarari-type dirhams, with the legends occasionally running to the edge. Flat relief with moderate die wear visible across the field.
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Reverse description Five horizontal lines of Arabic-script legend fill the central field, divided by raised ruling lines into distinct registers. The inscriptions, in a Kufic or transitional Naskh hand, bear Quranic citations and dynastic titulature consistent with Ghaznavid qarari dirhams of Sultan Ibrahim's reign. The flan displays the characteristic irregular outline of a hand-struck piece, with some weakness at the periphery. The lower registers show slightly bolder relief than the upper lines.
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