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Fals - Anonymous Balkh
| Issuer | Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Year | 750-1258 |
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| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a stylized step-pyramid or mihrab-like device rendered in bold, somewhat crude hammered relief, typical of early Abbasid provincial coinage. The design is surrounded by a circular Arabic legend in Kufic script arranged around the inner field. The overall fabric is irregular and slightly off-round, consistent with hand-struck copper fulus of the eastern Abbasid provinces. The die work is characteristic of the Balkh mint's anonymous issues, with the central motif serving as a decorative space-filler rather than a figurative emblem. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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| Reverse lettering | محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مما امر به الامير بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس ببلخ |
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