| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Year | 946-953 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Dinar |
| Currency | Dinar (909-1171) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.19 g |
| Dimensions | 22 mm |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Obverse description | |
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | al-imam / la ilah / illa allah /
al-mansur billah
bism allah duriba hadha’l-dinar bi’l-mahdiyya shahr ramadan fi sana
sab‘ wa thalathin wa thalathmi’a (Translation: Field: “the Imam no god but God, al-Mansur billah.” Margin: “in the name of God, this dinar was struck in al-Mahdiyya the month of Ramadan in the year seven and thirty and three hundred.”) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | isma‘il / muhammad / rasul allah /
amir al-mu’minin
muhammad rasul allah arsalahu bi’l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu
‘ala al-din kullihi wa law kariha al-mushrikun (Translation: Field: “Isma‘il, Muhammad is the messenger of God, Commander of the Faithful.” Margin: “Muhammad is the messenger of God who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he might make it supreme over all other religions, even though the polytheists may detest it.” Holy Qur’an, Sura 9 (al-Tawba), verse 33) |
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| Mintage | ND
(946-953) - al-Mahdiyya - |
| Catalog ID | 3373211490 |
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