Normal arabic inscriptions on both sides, including Kalima, date (330 AH / 941 AD) and mint (Ferghana). Mint of Ferghana. 22mm, 2.41 grams. cf. Zeno 236880.

The Samanids were a native dynasty in Central Asia and Greater Khorasan, named after its founder Saman Khuda who converted to Sunni Islam despite being from Zoroastrian theocratic nobility.