Fals - Tahir ibn 'Abd Allah with Yahya ibn Asa al-Shash
Features
| Issuer |
Samanid dynasty
 |
|---|---|
| Emir |
Yahya ibn Asad (819-855)
|
| Governor |
Tahir II ibn 'Abd Allah (845-862)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 233 (848) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (819-999) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 389044 |
| References | Album Islamic# A1441 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Obverse
Shahada in three lines, surrounded by inscription.
Script: Arabic (kufic)
Reverse
Inscription in four lines, surrounded by inscription.
Script: Arabic (kufic)
Mint
Ma'dan al-Shash, modern-day Tashkent, UzbekistanComments
Citing Yahya b. Asad and the Tahirid overlord, Tahir II b. ‘Abd Allah. In 819, Yahya b. Asad was granted authority over the city of Shash by Caliph Al-Ma'mun's governor of Khorasan, Ghassan b. ‘Abbad, as reward for his support against the rebel Rafi’ b. Laith.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 233 (848) | |||||||||||||||
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