Cities of Amul and Ruyan Dirham - Khusrafiruz b. Rukn al-dawla, 381 – 383

AR Dirham from Cities of Amul and Ruyan. Issued from 381 to 383. Struck in Silver. Measures 24 mm and weighs 4.08 g.

Obverse

Inside a circle and divided into five lines forming a square, the titulature of the sovereign; around, two series of inscriptions. (la ilaha illa Allah
Wahdahu the sharika lahu
Al-Ta'i 'llah
Khusra Firuz
bin Rukn al-Dawla

"There are no gods but Allah,
Alone, without a partner,
Except [Caliph] Al-Ta'i.
[The ruler] Khusra Firuz,
Son of Rukn ad-Dawla.)

Reverse

Inside a double circle, divided into six lines forming a square, the suzerain's titulature; around, a series of inscriptions. (lillah
Muhammad rasul Allah
al-Amir al-Sayyid
Shahanshah
Fahr al-Dawla
wa Falak al-Umma
bin Rukn al-Dawla:

"Allah,
Mohammed is the messenger of Allah.
The Emir, the Overlord,
King of kings,
Fahr ad-Dawla,
The Orb of the Nation,
The son of Rukn ad-Dawla. ")