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1/4 Dinar - 'Abd-al-Rahman III al-Andalus
| Issuer | Caliphate of Córdoba |
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| Year | 942-944 |
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| Weight | 1.01 g |
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| Obverse lettering | لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له قاسم بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر بالاندلس سنة اثنتين وثلثين وثلثمئة (Translation: There is no diety except (the one) God alone He has no equal Qasim In the name of God. This Dinar was struck in al-Andalus in the year three hundred and thirty two) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents multiple concentric registers of Kufic Arabic inscription occupying the entire field, framed by a pellet border consistent with Umayyad Andalusian coinage of the Caliphal period. The central and surrounding bands carry the titles and honorifics of Caliph 'Abd al-Rahman III, identified as al-Nasir li-Din Allah and Amir al-Mu'minin, alongside the Quranic verse from Sura al-Tawba (9:33). All design elements are purely epigraphic, with no figurative motifs, in accordance with Islamic artistic conventions. The Kufic lettering is angular and formal, characteristic of the Cordoban mint's refined production standards. The irregular hammered flan is typical of quarter-dinar fractions of this period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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