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Fals - Nasr I b. Ahmad
| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 864-892 |
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| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a further multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription in the central field, likely naming the Samanid amir Nasr I b. Ahmad and invoking caliphal authority, surrounded by a partial marginal legend. The die is struck off-center on the irregular flan, a common characteristic of hammered Samanid fals coinage. The overall fabric and style are consistent with eastern Islamic copper issues of the second half of the 9th century CE. |
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| Reverse lettering | نصر بن أحمد |
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