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1 Dinar - al-Fa'iz al-Iskandariya
| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
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| Year | 1154-1160 |
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| Weight | 4.03 g |
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| Obverse description | Central circular field containing a multi-line Arabic religious inscription arranged in concentric registers. The innermost circle bears the shahada and dynastic titulature in Kufic-influenced script, surrounded by two annular legend bands separated by raised linear borders. The outermost marginal legend, framed by a beaded or rope-pattern border, carries additional Quranic or regnal text. The overall design follows the classic aniconic Fatimid epigraphic style, with no figurative imagery, the entire surface devoted to calligraphic Arabic lettering in progressively expanding circular bands. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse laid out in the same concentric epigraphic composition as the obverse, with a central circular field enclosing a condensed Arabic inscription, likely referencing the caliph al-Fa'iz and the mint of Alexandria (al-Iskandariya). Two surrounding annular bands carry additional Quranic verses or regnal formulae in Arabic script, all enclosed within a plain raised outer border and a beaded rim. The hammered flan results in a slightly irregular edge, characteristic of Fatimid gold coinage of this period. The calligraphy is executed in a compact Kufic style consistent with mid-sixth-century AH Fatimid mint practice. |
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| Mintage | ND (1154-1160) |
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