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⅙ 'Sudaysi' Dirham - al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya
| Issuer | Rassid dynasty |
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| Year | 914-937 |
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| Value | 1 Sudaysi (7⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains multiple horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script arranged in concentric registers, typical of early Islamic epigraphic coinage. The inscription is surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Arabic script running along the inner border. An outer beaded or rope border frames the entire design. The flan is irregular and slightly clipped, characteristic of hammered silver fractional dirhams of the Rassid period. No figural imagery is present; the design is entirely calligraphic in the Abbasid tradition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse similarly displays concentric registers of Arabic Kufic script filling the central field, with additional legends arranged in horizontal lines. A circular marginal inscription in Arabic runs along the inner border, and the composition is enclosed within a beaded outer border. The script is consistent with Rassid epigraphic style of the early 4th century AH, recording the mint, date, or religious formulae. The flan shows the irregular, slightly chipped edges typical of small hammered silver fractional pieces of this dynasty. |
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| Mintage | ND (914-937) - 301-325 AH |
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