Saffarids. Tahir b. Khalaf (390-392AH / 1000-1002AD)
AR daniq = 1/10 dirham (0.24 g)
Without mint name, but minted in Sijistan. Undated
OBVERSE: Nasir
REVERSE: Allah / Wali / Tahir
The Saffarids were one of the first indigenous Iranian dynasties to rise after the Arab conquest
Unlike many of their contemporaries, they were of non-Arab origin, and Ya‘qub ibn al-Layth was a self-made man who rose from humble origins
They challenged the power of the Abbasid Caliphate and briefly threatened Baghdad itself
The dynasty marked a revival of Persian culture and administrative practices, though their coinage and official language remained Arabic
Near XF. RARE
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