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Fals - Nuh b. Nasr
| Issuer | Samanid dynasty |
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| Year | 943-954 |
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| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious or administrative inscription arranged in horizontal registers, enclosed within a plain inner circle bordered by a dotted or beaded ring. An outer marginal legend in Arabic script runs along the circumference within the coin's raised rim. The hammered flan exhibits an irregular, slightly uneven strike typical of Samanid copper coinage. The overall style follows the epigraphic tradition of Islamic numismatics, with no figural imagery present. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in horizontal registers, consistent with Samanid fals typology referencing the ruling amir Nuh b. Nasr and standard Islamic profession of faith formulae. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, itself surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Arabic script. The coin surface shows characteristic green patination and minor die misalignment resulting from the hand-hammered striking process. No figurative motifs are present, in accordance with Islamic iconographic convention. |
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| Mintage | 331 (943) - - 332 (944) - - 333 (945) - - 334 (946) - - 335 (947) - - 336 (948) - - 337 (949) - - 338 (950) - - 339 (951) - - 340 (952) - - 341 (953) - - 342 (954) - - |
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