Buwayhids, Rukh al Dawlah (947-977 AD), AR Dirham, 963 AD, Zeno-317069

Description

This
Silver Dirham
coin was issued under
Rukn al Dawla
(AH 335-366,
947-977
AD) of the
Buwayhid
(Buyid)
dynasty in the
Middle East.
It was minted in AH 352
(
963
AD).   Weakly struck and crucks.
The Numista
rarity index
of Numista-99881, is
"95"
.
Rare
coin.
The
Buyid
dynasty, also spelled
Buwayhid
, was a Shia dynasty
of Daylamite origin.  The Buyid dynasty was founded by Ali ibn Buya.
Adud al-Dawla
was an
emir
of
the
Buyid
dynasty, ruling from
949
to
983
, and at his height of power ruling an empire stretching the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
He is widely
regarded
as the
greatest
monarch of the dynasty, an by the end of his reign he was the
most powerful ruler
in the Middle East.
He is credited with
sponsoring and patronizing other
scientific projects during his time.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia on each item.]
I
will attach share free
historical maps of "
The
Buyid Amirates in 970 AD
" and of "
The location of Dailam
".   The capital, Sh raz
City, is
located at (
29.6258, 52.5585
)
in
the google location system.
I will attach
some
photos of it, from the google map
system
and from the
google
street view system.
Silver Dirham coin
.
Weakly struck and crucks.
Rare coin.
Provenance : Ex Mr. Joel Anderson, Great Numismatist, in California State, USA in 1989.
Catalog number is
MI-595,
Zeno-317069
, Zeno-298027, and Numista-99881.
MI catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values,
The World of Islam
",
written by Michael Mitchiner,
published by Hawkins Publications
in London in 1977.
Zeno on line catalogue is "
Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database
".
Numista catalogue is "
Coin Catalogue-Numista
" , a unique platform to learn, collect, swap and share about numismatics.
Size : 27 x 25 mm.      Weight : 2.64 gr.
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