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1 Dinar - Muhammad II
| Issuer | Emirate of Ifriqiya |
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| Year | 873 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, equally epigraphic in character, features multiple lines of Kufic script filling the central field with a Quranic passage attesting to the mission of the Prophet Muhammad. A continuous circular marginal legend in Kufic surrounds the field, citing a further Quranic verse referencing divine victory and the rejoicing of believers. The overall design follows the aniconic, text-only format established by the Umayyad monetary reform of 77 AH, maintained throughout Aghlabid gold coinage. The bold, angular Kufic lettering is deeply struck and well-defined despite the irregular flan. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Muhammad II ibn Ahmad ruled Ifriqiya as an Aghlabid emir from 864 until his death in 875, a reign marked by continued Arab naval pressure on Byzantine Sicily — Syracusewould fall to Aghlabid forces just three years after this coin was struck. Gold dinars of the Aghlabid emirs conform closely to Abbasid metrology, reflecting the dynasty's formal position as governors under the Baghdad caliphate even as they exercised near-total autonomy in North Africa.