{"product_id":"uzbekistan-ar-silver-dirham-ismail-ibn-ahmad-al-shash-mint-c-905-ce","title":"Uzbekistan AR Silver Dirham • Isma'il ibn Ahmad, al-Shash Mint c.905 CE","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e Dirham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.92 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/b\u003e 22 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEra:\u003c\/b\u003e Medieval \/ Islamic Golden Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDynasty:\u003c\/b\u003e Samanid Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuler:\u003c\/b\u003e Isma'il ibn Ahmad (AH 279-295 \/ 892-907 CE)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaliph:\u003c\/b\u003e al-Muktafi billah (AH 289-295)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMint:\u003c\/b\u003e al-Shash (Modern Tashkent, Uzbekistan)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e c. AH 292-293 (c. 905-906 CE)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e Album 1443\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exceptionally crisp, well-centered medieval Islamic silver dirham struck during the height of the Samanid Dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific coin was minted in \u003cb\u003eal-Shash\u003c\/b\u003e (modern-day Tashkent, Uzbekistan), a vital hub of the Central Asian Silk Road near the rich silver mines of the Tien Shan mountains. High-purity silver dirhams like this example were highly prized by Norse traders and traveled extensively along the Eastern trade routes, frequently forming the backbone of major Viking silver hoards discovered across Scandinavia and the British Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \u0026amp; Epigraphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObverse :\u003c\/b\u003e Features the central three-line Kufic script declaring the \u003ci\u003eKalima\u003c\/i\u003e (Islamic creed): \u003ci\u003e\"There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner.\"\u003c\/i\u003e The bottom line showcases beautiful, highly stylized geometric 'X' forms for the outer characters—a signature style of the East-Islamic mints. The inner circular margin clearly retains the \u003ci\u003eBismillah\u003c\/i\u003e striking formula, explicitly naming the mint of \u003cb\u003eal-Shash\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReverse :\u003c\/b\u003e Displays a five-line central inscription naming the Prophet Muhammad, the famous Samanid Emir \u003cb\u003eIsma'il ibn Ahmad\u003c\/b\u003e, and nominally acknowledging the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad, \u003cb\u003eal-Muktafi billah\u003c\/b\u003e. The outer circular margin contains the standard prophetic mission verse from the Qur'an.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paul Sullivan Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58119497122166,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8395\/6342\/files\/IMG_2626.jpg?v=1781877145","url":"https:\/\/paulsullivancoins.com\/products\/uzbekistan-ar-silver-dirham-ismail-ibn-ahmad-al-shash-mint-c-905-ce","provider":"Paul Sullivan Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}