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½ Qirat - Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn
| Issuer | Almoravid dynasty |
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| Value | ½ Qirat (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse lettering | الأمير يوسف |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn founded the Almoravid monetary system essentially from scratch after consolidating power across the Maghreb and into al-Andalus in the 1080s and 1090s. The fractional silver qirat denominations were a practical response to the fine-grained commercial economy of urban Andalusian markets, where larger gold dinars were ill-suited to daily transactions. These tiny pieces circulated hard in busy souks and rarely survived intact.
Vives 1539 is among the more elusive fractions of the type — the thin flan and minimal silver content made striking clean examples difficult, and losses to clipping were chronic.