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1 Dirham - Qawâm b. Waththab Citing the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir
| Issuer | Numayrid dynasty |
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| Year | 1021-1036 |
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| Currency | Dinar (628/632-1598) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious and titular legend arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, executed in the angular Kufic script characteristic of early medieval Islamic coinage. The inscriptions reference the Numayrid amir Qawam b. Waththab and include formulaic phrases of acknowledgment. The die is struck on an irregular, roughly circular flan typical of billon dirhams of this period. No border ornament or inner circle is discernible; the legends extend nearly to the coin's edge. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is likewise entirely epigraphic, presenting multiple horizontal lines of Kufic Arabic legend occupying the full flan. The inscription includes the Islamic profession of faith (shahada) and a citation of the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir, conforming to the standard formula of acknowledgment on coins struck by Numayrid vassals recognizing Fatimid suzerainty. A partial border of diagonal tick-marks or denticles is visible along the rim in places. The overall die work is somewhat roughly executed, consistent with provincial billon coinage of the early 5th century AH. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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