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Khwarezm Shah Ala ud-Din Muhammad II bin Tekish broad dirham with decorative borders

Issuer Khwarezmian Empire
Year 1200-1220
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Currency Dinar (1077-1231)
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Obverse description Central field contains the Shahada inscribed in angular Kufic script arranged in multiple lines within a circular border. The legend reads the Islamic declaration of faith, with the text distributed across the field in a bold, archaic style characteristic of Khwarezmian copper coinage. A decorative circular border encloses the central inscription, itself surrounded by a further marginal legend in the outer ring. The flan is broad, flat, and irregularly struck, with the surfaces showing characteristic hammered texture and areas of wear consistent with heavy circulation.
Obverse script Arabic
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Reverse script Arabic
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