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1 Dinar - Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz II Tarabulus
| Issuer | Hafsid dynasty |
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| Year | 1394-1434 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1229-1574) |
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| Reverse description | Central square field similarly enclosed within a dotted inner border and plain outer frame, bearing four lines of Arabic inscription in Maghrebi script identifying the ruler Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz and his titles. A continuous marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the flan, with an additional inscription segment at the lower margin. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, characteristic of hammered North African gold coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1394-1434) |
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Abu Faris 'Abd al-'Aziz II ruled the Hafsids for four decades — an unusually long reign that saw him reassert central authority after a prolonged period of dynastic fragmentation and rival claimants. He retook Tunis in 1370 before this coinage period and spent much of his subsequent rule rebuilding Hafsid prestige across Ifriqiya and into the central Maghreb. His dinars circulated in a Mediterranean trade network that included Aragonese and Genoese merchants, for whom Hafsid gold was a known and trusted commodity.
The weight standard here is consistent with the reformed Hafsid mithqal, tied loosely to Almohad precedent.