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1/2 Dinar - al-Mukarram Ahmad Vassal of Fatimid - Aden mint
| Issuer | Sulayhid dynasty |
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| Year | 1104 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | الإمام المستعلي بالله أمير المؤمنين المكرم أحمد |
| Edge | Plain |
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The Sulayhid dynasty of Yemen held power as vassals of the Fatimid caliphate in Cairo, and their coinage reflects that dependency directly — gold dinars and fractions struck at Aden carried the names of both the local ruler and the Fatimid imam, a political acknowledgment minted into every piece. Al-Mukarram Ahmad was the last significant male ruler of the line; by this point, real administrative power had largely passed to his wife, Arwa al-Sulayhi, who would govern Yemen for decades after his incapacitation.
Aden's role as a major Indian Ocean entrepôt made its mint output genuinely transactional — these fractions circulated in a commercial environment where precise gold weight mattered more than political symbolism.