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1 Dinar - Mas'ud b. Wanudin
| Issuer | Khazrunids of Sijilmasa |
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| Year | 1048-1053 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Purely epigraphic design typical of medieval Islamic coinage, with the field occupied by three horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script arranged within a circular border. The central legend carries the Shahada (profession of faith) and a Quranic verse (Sura 9:33), all executed in raised hammered relief on an irregular flan. An outer marginal legend encircles the central field, framed by a plain inner ring. The script is bold and angular in early Kufic style, consistent with North African Fatimid-influenced dinars of the mid-fifth century AH. No figural imagery is present, in accordance with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Purely epigraphic reverse displaying three horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic script within a plain circular border, struck on an irregular hammered flan. The central field bears the name of the Khazrunid ruler Mas'ud ibn Wanudin, flanked above by the Basmala and below by the mint and date formula. The inscription records the mint city of Sijilmasa and the Hijri year 440, corresponding to AD 1048-1049. The lettering is rendered in bold raised Kufic, consistent with the epigraphic style of North African gold coinage of this period. No ornamental devices or figural elements are present. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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