Dirham of Ismail ibn Ahmad of the Samanids, 279-295 [=892-908] from Al-Shash [=Tashkent]
Also known as: Dirhem van Ismail ibn Ahmed van de Samaniden, 279-295 [=892-908] uit Al-Sjasj [=Tashkent]
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
892 - 908
Silver coin. Obverse: within a circle, the first part of the Kalima [=profession of faith] in Arabic characters in Kufic script in three lines. Around the circle, double circular legend in Arabic characters in Kufic script.
Reverse: inscription in Arabic characters in Kufic script in three lines including mint mark and date: 286?. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3813; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.16 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a circle, the first part of the Kalima [=profession of faith] in Arabic characters in Kufic script in three lines. Around the circle, double circular legend in Arabic characters in Kufic script.
- Reverse
- inscription in Arabic characters in Kufic script in three lines including mint mark and date: 286?
Identification
- Original title
- Dirhem van Ismail ibn Ahmed van de Samaniden, 279-295 [=892-908] uit Al-Sjasj [=Tashkent]
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3813
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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