Samanids, Mansur I bin Nuh II (AH 350-365/ AD 961-976) AV Dinar. Herat, AH 360 = AD 971. First part of kalima in three lines across field, "al-wali" above, " Muhammad" below; mint and date formula in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 4-5 in outer margin / Continuation of kalima, citing the Abbasid caliph al-Muti' in three lines across field, "li-llah" above, "al-Mansur bin Nuh" above; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 1464; Bernardi -. 4.18g, 26mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Scarce with this date.
From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection.