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1/4 Dinar - Ahmad ibn Qurhub
| Issuer | Emirate of Sicily |
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| Year | 912-916 |
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| Reference(s) | A#G453 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Aniconic reverse displaying multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script filling the central field, following the standard Islamic epigraphic type derived from Abbasid dinar prototypes. The central area bears religious and administrative legends, likely including the name of the emir Ahmad ibn Qurhub and Quranic citations. A marginal inscription encircles the field, separated by a beaded border, consistent with the obverse layout. The strike is bold though slightly off-center, as is typical of hammered quarter-dinar fractional pieces from the Sicilian emirate. The overall style reflects the transitional Aghlabid-to-Kalbid numismatic tradition of early tenth-century Sicily. |
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| Reverse lettering | محمد رسول الله احمد بن قرهب |
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