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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 25416219, member: 4910&quot;]I have one of these multiple dirhams and I spent some time researching it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_samanid_dirhammultiple_kurat_nuh2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Samanid Multiple Dirham Nuh II Kurat (No date)</p><p>Silver, 44 mm, 11.17 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruler: This coin was minted under the rule of Emir Nuh II whose reign was AH 365 to 387 (AD 976-997).</p><p>Mint: Kurat, located near Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, northeast Afghanistan</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Field: Islam Kalima &quot;There is no god except Allah. He is Alone. There is no partner to Him&quot;</p><p>Ring outer: Quran Surah 30:4 &quot;Of Allah is the Command from before and from after and on that day the believers shall rejoice in the victory of Allah&quot;</p><p>Ring inner: In the name of God, this dirham was struck in Kurat</p><p>Ring outside top: Ayyar (warrior)</p><p>Ring outside bottom: Jayyid (good)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Field: Allah / Muhammad / Messenger of Allah / Nuh2</p><p>Ring outer: Quran Surah 9:33 &quot;Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with the Guidance and a religion of the truth in order that he might cause it to be bright over the religion, although the polytheists disliked it&quot;</p><p>Ring outside top: three dots</p><p>Ring outside bottom: one dot</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins, called multiple dirhams, were minted in the 10th century AD in northeast Afghanistan in an area located on the north slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains where a lot of silver was discovered and mined.</p><p><br /></p><p>A situation developed similar to the 1850&#039;s when the US mints began minting larger size gold coins to accommodate the gold coming from California.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ultimate customer for these coins were the Scandinavian Vikings via Russian trading posts, and large hoards of Samanid dirhams have been found in Sweden and Norway, and small hoards in England and Ireland.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Afghanistan to Ireland is quite a trip.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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