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1 Dinar - Isma'il I
| Issuer | Emirate of Granada |
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| Year | 1314-1325 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central square field filled with multiple horizontal lines of Arabic script in Maghribi style, carrying the ruler's name and titles along with pious formulae affirming Nasrid legitimacy. A double linear frame encloses the central square, and the surrounding marginal annular band contains a further Arabic inscription running continuously around the inner edge of the beaded rim. Lateral panels flanking the central square bear additional vegetal or epigraphic ornament. The reverse follows the same rigorous epigraphic layout as the obverse, consistent with the square-in-circle format canonical to Andalusian and North African gold dinars of the Nasrid period. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا غالب إلا الله |
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Isma'il I seized power in 1314 by assassinating his uncle Nasr, the previous emir, bringing the Nasrid dynasty back to a militantly anti-Castilian posture after Nasr's unpopular accommodations with Ferdinand IV. His reign saw a sharp reversal of policy and renewed alliance with the Marinid sultans of Morocco, who provided crucial military support. The Battle of the Vega of Granada in 1319 — in which both Castilian infantes Pedro and Juan died — occurred directly under his watch, a catastrophic Castilian defeat that Isma'il exploited fully.
He was himself assassinated in 1325, stabbed by a cousin in the Alhambra.