ISLAMIC, Caucasus (Pre-Seljuq). Shaddadid. al-Fadl I ibn Muhammad, AH 375-422 / AD 985-1031. Dirham (Silver, 20 mm, 3.67 g, 1 h), Janza (Ganja in Azerbaijan), AH 400 = AD 1009/10. Album 1491. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.

The Shaddadids were a Muslim dynasty who ruled in Armenia and Arran from 951 to circa 1174. Their dirhams circulated locally in today's Armenia and Azerbaijan throughout the 11th century.