1 Drachm - al-Mahdi & al-Fadl lillah Arab-Bukharan; Samarqand?
Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Governors of Bukhara
(Abbasid Governorates)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 782-785 |
| Value | 1 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm (750-948) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 3.10 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 483762 |
| References | Zeno cat# 18137 Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Obverse
(en) Crowned bust of ruler right, crescent with dot above crown.
In front of the face is a Sogdian legend - "King of Bukhara", behind the head is an Arabic inscription "al-Mahdi", with an inverted Arabic inscription "al-Fadl lillah" where the three dots of al-Mahdi's issues are typically found.
Script: sogdyjski
Lettering:
al-Mahdī
al-Fadl lillah
pwx'r xwb k'n'
Reverse
W centrum monety znajduje się ołtarz z głową Ahura Mazdy po prawej stronie.
Po obu stronach ołtarza znajdują się postacie mobedów (pomocników).
Mint
Samarkand, UzbekistanComments
(en)
Al-Fadl must be al-Fadl b. Sulayman al-Tusi, who was appointed governor of Khurasan in 166 (782-83). Although he stayed on, this issue would have ended in 169 (785), when al-Mahdi died.
There does not seem to be any other coinage naming al-Fadl.
This is an seemingly unique variant of drachm citing al-Fadl as governor that has the governor's name inverted on the figure's chest. It is theorized that this is the first Bukhar-Khudah Arabic issue of Samarqand.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (782-785) | (en) Unique? | ||||||||||||||
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