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1 Dirham - al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud al-Mahjam
| Issuer | Rasulid dynasty |
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| Year | 1319 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a beaded border. The legend fills the field with religious and dynastic formulae in bold relief, characteristic of Rasulid silver coinage. A marginal inscription is present in the outer border zone. The irregular flan exhibits typical characteristics of hammered production, with slight weakness at the periphery and evidence of manual striking. |
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The Rasulid sultans of Yemen were among the most culturally sophisticated rulers of the medieval Islamic world, and their silver coinage reflects a careful administrative apparatus unusual for a regional dynasty. Al-Mu'ayyad Da'ud ruled from 1296 to 1322, a reign long enough to produce consistent monetary output from the Zabid-region mint at al-Mahjam — a secondary striking location that appears on relatively few surviving Rasulid silver pieces.
Album 1105 covers a tight typological grouping; attributing individual pieces within it depends heavily on the mint name and regnal formula in the margin legends.