1 Dinar - Muhammad bin Saba Adan

The Zurayids were a minor Ismaili Shia dynasty controlling Aden and its surrounding ports during the 12th century, nominally subordinate to the Sulayhids of Yemen but increasingly autonomous by the mid-1100s. Muhammad bin Saba Adan held authority over one of the most strategically valuable harbors in the Indian Ocean trade network, and the gold content of this dinar reflects the commercial wealth that flowed through Aden rather than any significant local mining. The dynasty's Ismaili allegiance meant these coins acknowledged the Fatimid caliph in Cairo rather than the Abbasid.