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Fals al-Basra
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 790-792 |
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| Reference(s) | A#303 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a three-line Kufic Arabic inscription enclosed within two concentric thin circles, with a continuous circular Kufic legend occupying the border between the inner and outer circles. The inscription follows the standard Abbasid religious formula typical of fals coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a five-line Kufic Arabic inscription enclosed within two concentric thin circles, with a circular Kufic marginal legend surrounding the inner design. The inscription likely bears the mint name al-Basra and the AH date, consistent with standard Abbasid administrative fals coinage of the late 2nd century AH. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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