Watch List notes:

Samanid, Nasr II b. Ahmad (301-331h), dinar, al-Muhammadiya 327h, obv. field, 4th line, lahu al-mulk wa lahu al-hamd/wa huwa 'ala kul shay qadir '(to God) belongs sovereignty and praise and He has power over all things (Surah LXIV, verse 1), rev. field (in Kufic script): al-Radi billah/(in flowing Naskhi script) Nasr bin Ahmad, wt. 3.58gms. (Bernardi 302Mh), brilliant uncirculated and very rare as such. The Qur'anic inscription found on the obverse of this coin is most unusual and probably refers to the political situation of the time. It can be presumed that it refers to the dominant position of Nasr II in the Jibal. (£600 - 800)