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Dirham - Samsam al-dawla al-Marzuban - as Samsam al-dawla
| Issuer | Buyid Dynasty (Iraq) |
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| Year | 983-987 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Aniconic field bearing multiple horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script arranged across the flan, typical of Buyid-era dirhams. The legends invoke Islamic religious formulae and include the name and titles of the Buyid ruler Samsam al-dawla. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered production. The strike is moderately well-centered, with some weakness at the periphery. No figural imagery is present, the entire design being composed of epigraphic elements in the tradition of Abbasid-influenced coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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