Specimen record
saff-002
Saff-002 Saffarid Dynasty, temp. Yaʿqub ibn al-Layth (AH 247-265 / AD 861-879). Silver dramma (3.00 gm, 19.40 mm), [Kapisa]. Album A1402. Tye 23. Rare.
saff-002
House record
![Saff-002 Saffarid Dynasty, temp. Yaʿqub ibn al-Layth (AH 247-265 / AD 861-879). Silver dramma (3.00 gm, 19.40 mm), [Kapisa]. Album A1402. Tye 23. Rare. — Obverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/saff-002/obverse.png?v=2026-10-08T10%3A33%3A31.803Z)
![Saff-002 Saffarid Dynasty, temp. Yaʿqub ibn al-Layth (AH 247-265 / AD 861-879). Silver dramma (3.00 gm, 19.40 mm), [Kapisa]. Album A1402. Tye 23. Rare. — Reverse](https://images.silkroadnumis.jp/coins/saff-002/reverse.png?v=2026-10-08T10%3A33%3A31.803Z)
Obverse
Within a dotted circle, a horseman bearing a banner on a caparisoned horse to right; ‘ma’ (in Nāgarī script) to left; above the horse’s head, ‘ʿadl’ (‘justice’ in Arabic).
Reverse
Within a dotted circle, a recumbent zebu bull to left with a trident on its rump; above, ‘śrī khudarayakaḥ’ (‘His Majesty the small king/viceroy’ in Nāgarī script); to left, a star above a pellet above a crescent. Note: Issued in Kapisa on the Hindu Shahi model after the conquest of the region in AD 870.
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.