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1 Dirham - Ámir b. Dá'úd Aden
| Issuer | Tahirid dynasty (Yemen) |
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| Year | 1538 |
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| Reference(s) | A#1586M |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله |
| Reverse description | Central field displaying the mint and ruler inscription in multiple lines of angular Arabic script within a rectangular frame, characteristic of Tahirid dirham coinage struck at Aden. The legends are arranged in stacked horizontal registers, identifying the ruler Amir ibn Dawud and invoking glory upon his victory. Below the central panel, additional text records the mint name Aden and the Hijri date 945. The strike is bold but irregular, with the flan showing characteristic chipping and uneven edges consistent with hand-hammered production. No decorative borders or figurative elements are present. |
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The Tahirid sultans of Yemen were extinguished almost exactly at the moment this coin was struck — the Ottomans under Hadım Suleiman Pasha took Aden in 1538, ending Tahirid rule and incorporating Yemen into the Ottoman provincial system. A dirham issued in Aden under Ámir b. Dá'úd in that same year sits at the precise edge of a dynasty's collapse, likely among the final issues before the mint passed to new authority.