| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Year | 953-975 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Dinar |
| Currency | Dinar (909-1171) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.16 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Obverse description | |
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | la ilah illa allah muhammad rasul
allah
wa ‘ali afdal al-wasiyyin wa wazir khayr al-mursilin
muhammad rasul allah arsalahu bi’l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu
‘ala al-din kullihi wa law kariha al-mushrikun (Translation: Inner circle: “no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God” Middle circle: “and ‘Ali is the most excellent of God’s agents and the vizier of the best of the messengers” Outer circle: In three concentric circles with a plain central circle “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.” Sura 9 (al-Tawba), verse 33) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | al-mu’izz li-din allah amir
al-mu’minin
da’a al-imam ma’add li-tawhid illa lahu al-samad
bism allah duriba hadha’l-dinar bi-misr sana thaman wa khamsin wa
thalathmi’a (Translation: Inner circle: “the one who exalts the religion of God, Commander of the Faithful” Middle circle: “the Imam Ma’add summons (everyone) to profess the eternal unity of God” Outer circle: In three concentric circles with a plain central circle “In the name of God this dinar was struck in Misr”) |
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| Mintage | ND
(953-975) - Misr - |
| Catalog ID | 8341639060 |
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