Fals Balkh
Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Caliphate
 |
|---|---|
| Caliph |
Al-Mansur (أبو جعفر المنصور) (754-775)
|
| Type | Coins |
| Year | 142 (759) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (750-1517) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 1.9 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 440662 |
| References | Album Islamic# 319 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)
Lettering:
لا اله ا
لا الله
وحده
Unabridged legend: la ilah illa allah wahdahu
Translation: There is no god but Allah alone
Reverse
Inscription in three lines, surrounded by inscription.
Script: Arabic (kufic)
Lettering:
محمد
رسول
الله
Unabridged legend: Muhammad rasul Allah
Translation: Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Mint
Balkh, AfghanistanComments
Citing local authority al-Hassan bin Hamran.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 142 (759) | اثنتىن واربعىن و مىه | ||||||||||||||
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