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1 Quirat - Ahmad ibn Qasi 'Abd Allah
| Issuer | Martula, City of |
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| Year | 1144-1151 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Kufic Arabic legend arranged in multiple horizontal lines within a rectangular frame or cartouche, surrounded by a beaded border encircling the entire flan. The inscription is clearly delineated by ruled lines dividing the text into registers, a format typical of Almoravid-influenced Andalusian coinage. The field beyond the cartouche is plain, and the beaded rim is well-preserved around most of the circumference. The die work reflects the small-module hammered technique standard for the quirat denomination of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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Ahmad ibn Qasi was a Sufi mystic who led the Murābiṭūn revolt against Almoravid rule in the Algarve, briefly controlling Mértola — the Roman Myrtilis — from around 1144. His coinage is among the rarest product of the taifa revival, issued by a rebel governor-mystic who eventually allied with the Almohads and was murdered by his own supporters in 1151, the very year this emission likely ceased.