Normal arabic inscriptions on both sides, including Kalima, mint (Binqath) and date (306 AH = 918 AD). Mint of Binqath. 25mm, 2.79 grams.
Rare.
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.