Copper fals, naming governor Ghassan, 205 AH/820, Samarqand, Abbasid Caliphate

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Arabic inscriptions spread on both sides: Kalima, date and mint around. Struck in the name of governor of Khorasan, Ghassan bin 'Abbad. Dated to 205 AH = 820 AD, mint of Samarqand. 22mm, 1.88 grams. Album 334F; Zeno 125464.

Rare Central Asian Abbasid issue, struck at the fringes of the Abbasid Empire.


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