| Issuer | Ghaznavid dynasty |
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| Year | 999-1007 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (977-1186) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 48 mm |
| Thickness | 0.9 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | A#1608, Mitch WI#765-766 |
| Obverse description | Governor`s name atop margin. Mint and year in margin (Bismillah). Kalima, Caliph`s name with sword below in centre. |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | بالکاتگین اندرابه سنه تسع و ثما و ثلة لا إله إلا الله وحده لاشريك له القادر بالله (Translation: Balkategin Andarabah year nine and eighty and three hundred There is no God but Allah alone Has no partner al-Qadir Billah) |
| Reverse description | Kalima, Mahmud and his titles, enclosed in a circle centre. One marginal inscription. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | محمد رسول الله يمين الدوله و امين المله محمود (Translation: Muhammad is the Messenger of God Yamin al-Dawlah wa Amin al-Millah Mahmud) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | اندرابه Andarabah, Afghanistan |
| Mintage | 389 (999) - Andarabah mint - ND (1000-1007) - 390-397H. Andarabah or Warwarliz mint - |
| Numisquare ID | 7025893940 |
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