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1 Fals - Asad b. Ahmad Akhsikath
| Issuer | Samanid Dynasty, Akhsikath mint |
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| Year | 883 |
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| Weight | 2.51 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic inscription in Kufic script, arranged in horizontal registers, conveying the name of the issuing authority and mint-related information. The legend is enclosed within a plain inner border surrounded by a beaded outer margin. The reverse follows the standard Samanid fals format with purely epigraphic decoration and no pictorial motifs. The strike is moderately well-centered though the flan edges are irregular, consistent with hand-struck copper issues of this dynasty. Patination across the surface is dark reddish-brown with some green cuprite deposits. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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