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1/4 Fractional Dirham - Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
| Uitgever | Fatimid Caliphate |
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| Jaar | 996-1021 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse field is entirely epigraphic, displaying multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script arranged across the coin's face within a single inner linear border. The inscription is divided by a horizontal line into two registers, each bearing segments of the religious and caliphal legend. Dot diacritics are visible between and above certain letterforms, consistent with Fatimid minting conventions. The hammered flan is irregular and slightly off-centre, producing uneven margins around the inscribed area. The bold, angular Kufic lettering is characteristic of Fatimid fractional silver coinage of the early 11th century. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents three horizontal lines of bold Kufic Arabic script occupying the central field, enclosed within a single linear border and an outer beaded or plain rim. The uppermost line bears part of the Ismaili Shia formula referencing the Imam, the central line carries the name or title of the caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, and the lower line completes the legend with additional honorifics or the mint/date formula, though the latter is partially off the irregular flan. Dot separators and diacritics punctuate the inscription consistent with Fatimid epigraphic practice. The hammered silver surface shows natural flow lines and die wear typical of small-denomination fractional dirhams of this period. |
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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah remains one of the most disputed figures in Islamic history — variously characterized as mentally unstable, deliberately provocative, or executing a coherent if radical theological program. His reign saw the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1009, severe sumptuary laws targeting specific groups, and the banning of certain foods including mulūkhiyya. Fractional silver of this type circulated through Fatimid Egypt and the Levant during precisely those decades of institutional turbulence.
The quarter dirham denomination served real transactional demand in urban markets where the full dirham was too large for daily exchange. Al-Hakim was later deified by the Druze faith following his disappearance in 1021 — an event his followers interpreted as occultation rather than death.