Afghanistan, 997-1030 AD., Ghaznawids, Mahmud b. Sebüktegin, contemporary fake imitating the Ghazna mint, Yamini Dirham, cf. Album 1609.

Ghaznawids, Mahmud b. Sebüktegin (AH 388-421 / 997-1030 AD.), contemporary fake imitating the Ghazna mint (now in Afghanistan), ca. AH 388-421 (997-1030 AD.),
Yamini Dirham (ø 18 mm / 2,61 g), billon or silver plated bronze, axes irregular alignment ↑← (ca. 290°),
Obv.: ... , six lines Persian text.
Rev.: , four lines Persian text, two stars above, three annulets below.
cf. Album 1609 ; cf. http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=5729 ; cf. Zeno 44683 .

Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn (Persian: یمین‌الدوله ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین‎), more commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni (محمود غزنوی;‎ 2 November 971 - 30 April 1030), also known as Mahmūd-i Zābulī (محمود زابلی), was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire. He conquered the eastern Iranian lands and the northwestern Indian subcontinent(modern Afghanistan and Pakistan) from 997 to his death in 1030. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazna into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and Pakistan He was the first ruler to carry the title Sultan ("authority"), signifying the extent of his power, though preserving the ideological link to the suzerainty of the Abbassid Caliphate.

Ghazni (Pashto/Persian: غزنی - Ġaznī; historically known as غزنین / Ġaznīn and غزنه / Ġazna) is a city in Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people. It is located in the central-east part of the country. Situated on a plateau at 7,280 feet (2,219 m) above sea level, the city or town serves as the capital of Ghazni Province. It is linked by a highway with Kandahar to the southwest, Kabul to the northeast, Gardez and Khost to the east.