Watch List notes:

Ghaznavids, Mahmud bin Sebuktekin, as king (AH 389-421 / AD 999-1030) AV Dinar. Nishapur mint, AH 406 = AD 1016. Kalima in three lines across field, citing the caliph al-Qadir billah below; mint and date formula in inner margin; Qur'an XXX, 4-5 in outer margin / Continuation of kalima, al-Qadir billah, amir al-dawla, amir al-milla in four lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around. Album 1606. 3.71g, 23mm, 8h.

Near Extremely Fine; areas of flatness.