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1 Dinar - Muhammad VII b. Yusuf
| Issuer | Emirate of Granada |
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| Year | 1392-1408 |
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| Reference(s) | Vives#2171 |
| Obverse description | Central square field containing five lines of raised Arabic Kufic-Naskh script presenting the Shahada and religious invocations, enclosed within a plain linear border. The marginal legend runs continuously around all four sides of the square within the circular flan, bearing additional religious text. An almond-shaped (vesica) cartouche appears at the base of the coin, containing further inscription. The outer rim is decorated with a continuous raised bead border. The entire design follows the classic Nasrid dinar typology, with no figurative elements, relying solely on calligraphic compositions in the field and margins. |
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| Reverse description | Central square field containing five lines of raised Arabic script with religious eulogies and mint/date information, enclosed within a plain linear border. The marginal legend occupies all four sides of the square within the circular flan, continuing the religious invocation. A pointed oval (vesica) cartouche at the bottom of the coin contains additional text. The outer rim is decorated with a continuous raised bead border, consistent with the obverse design. The reverse records the mint city of Granada (Gharnata) and the regnal date of issue in the traditional Nasrid hammered gold dinar format. |
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Muhammad VII ruled Granada through a period of intense internal dynastic violence — his reign began when he deposed his own brother Yusuf II and ended in circumstances that contemporaries found suspicious enough to attribute to poison. These dinars were struck as Granada entered its final political contraction, the emirate having already ceded substantial territory and tribute obligations to Castile through successive treaties.
Vives 2171 is among the more frequently cited Nasrid gold types, though clean, well-preserved examples are genuinely scarce given the limited surviving corpus of Granadan coinage overall.