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Coinage of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

1 catalogued issue of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar — metal, weight, mint, obverse and reverse descriptions with references.

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Arab-Sasanian & Early Islamic · 651 – 1258 CE

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Saffarid Silver Dirham

Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar

861–879 CE

The 'Coppersmith' rose from a militia leader in Sistan to ruling Iran from Fars to Khorasan — founder of the Saffarid dynasty and a hero of Iranian self-rule against the Abbasids.

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