GHAZNAVID: Mahmud, as governor, 994-997, AR dirham (2.90g), Nishapur, AH38x, A-C1602, citing Muhammad as Sayf al-Dawla Mahmud b. Nasir al-Din plus the Samanid overlord Nuh b. Mansur, with elegantly engraved sword below the reverse some modest weakness, VF.
Estimate: 70-100 USD