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1 Dinar - 'Ali bin Ibrahim Zabid
| Issuer | Ziyadid dynasty |
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| Year | 973 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious legend arranged in horizontal bands within a raised inner circle. The Kalima (Islamic declaration of faith) is inscribed in bold Kufic script across the centre of the flan. A continuous circular marginal legend in Arabic script runs within the outer border, itself defined by a plain raised ring. The coin exhibits the characteristically irregular flan edge of hammered Islamic gold coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic inscription in Kufic script, recording the name and titles of the issuing ruler and, likely, the Abbasid caliph, disposed in horizontal registers within a raised inner circle. A circular marginal legend in Arabic Kufic script surrounds the central area, enclosed between two concentric raised rings. The flan is irregular and slightly wavy at the edges, consistent with hand-struck Yemeni gold dinars of the Ziyadid period. The relief of the lettering is bold and deeply struck. |
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| Mintage | 362 (973) |
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