Islamic Ghaznavid Dynasty AR Narrow Dirham, Sebuktegin (366-387 AH / 977-997 CE) as governor of the Samanids

Obverse:
  • Cryptic Tamgha at the top
  • Lines 1-3: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu
  • Line-4:     Al-Ta’i Lillah (The Abbasid caliph al-Ta’i Lillah)
Reverse:
  • Top: Lillah (For Allah)
  • Line-1: Muhammad Rasul (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
  • Line-2: Allah Nuh bin (Nuh bin Mansur i.e., Nuh II the Samanid ruler from 976-997 CE)
  • Line-3: Mansur
  • Line-4: Sebuktegin
On both the obverse and reverse, the sequence of characters engraved in the last line form a  crude rendering of the mint name: Farwan

References: Narrow Dirham listed as Album-1599 (Checklist of Islamic Coins)
Weight: 2.67gm
Diameter: 17.2 - 18.0 mm
Grade: Choice VF
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