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Fals - Talha b. Tahir Bukhara mint
| Issuer | Tahirid dynasty |
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| Year | 825 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 209 (825) - Citing Subvassal Talut - 209 (825) - Citing Subvassal Talut and Muhammad b. Talut - |
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Talha ibn Tahir governed Khurasan from 822 until his death in 828, ruling as a nominally Abbasid-subordinate but operating with considerable autonomy from Baghdad. Bukhara at this period sat at the commercial crossroads feeding the Silk Road's transoxianian arteries, and copper fals of this type circulated as the working currency of the bazaar — gold and silver handled long-distance trade, while fals like this one settled bread, labor, and local tax obligations.
Tahirid copper from Bukhara is notably scarce compared to the dynasty's silver dirhams, likely because fals were struck in smaller, more localized runs and suffered heavy attrition in daily use.