Islamic, Samanid Dynasty, Bronze Fals of Mansur I AD 961-976 - Price: $37.50 in Charlotte, Arkansas

Islamic, Samanid Dynasty, Bronze Fals of Mansur I
AD 961-976
OBVERSE:  In Arabic, the Muslim confession of faith, surrounded by the mint name and date.
REVERSE: In Arabic, invoking God and Aby Bakr, surrounded by text stating that Mansur ordered this coin made.
NOTES: The Samanid Dynasty was founded in AD 819 in what is now northern Afghanistan by a local governor. While still recognizing the spiritual authority of the Caliph in Baghdad, he and his descendants for the next two centuries ruled an independent kingdom that included large parts of Central Asia. Their artistic style incorporated both more westerly Arabic influences and older Persian elements. Sitting directly along the Silk Route, the Samanids? domain included vital trade cities such as Samarkand, Nishapur, Herat and Bukhara, where this coin was struck.
Bukhara mint  
28 mm   Dated AH 358 (AD 968)  
Very Fine
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