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½ Dirham - Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah AH 386–411 / AD 996–1021, Without Mint or Date
| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
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| Year | 996-1021 |
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| Reference(s) | Album Islamic#711 |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | محمد رسول الله علي ولي الله لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له |
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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah remains one of the most contested figures in Islamic history — a caliph who closed Cairo's markets for years, banned the sale of certain foods outright, and at one point declared himself divine, a claim that gave rise to the Druze faith. His coinage reflects the administrative disorder of his reign: pieces struck without mint name or date are poorly understood even now, and Album 711 gathers a heterogeneous group that likely represents multiple production centers operating outside the standard chancery record.