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.