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1 Dinar - al-Muti' li'llah & 'Ali b. al-Hasan Adan
| Issuer | Ma'nids of Adan |
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| Year | 946-947 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic inscription in Kufic script arranged in horizontal registers, identifying the local ruler 'Ali b. al-Hasan alongside the Abbasid caliph al-Muti' li'llah, following the standard formulaic layout of contemporary Islamic gold dinars. An inner circle frames the central legend, with a further marginal inscription encircling the field near the periphery. The flan is irregular and shows the characteristic surface texture of a hammered gold coin, with some flatness and die wear affecting the legibility of certain letters. The overall style conforms closely to Abbasid dinar prototypes of the mid-4th century AH. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Ma'nids were a minor dynasty operating in and around Aden during the mid-tenth century, functioning largely as regional governors under Abbasid nominal suzerainty while the caliphate itself had effectively lost real power to the Buyid amirs. The caliph named here, al-Muti' li'llah, came to the throne in 946 precisely as the Buyids consolidated control over Baghdad — his name on this dinar is political theater as much as legitimacy-claiming.
Aden's position at the mouth of the Red Sea made it a transit point for Indian Ocean trade, and gold coinage from this mint circulated well beyond the Arabian Peninsula into East African and South Asian markets.