| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
|---|---|
| Year | 909-934 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Dinar |
| Currency | Dinar (909-1171) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.15 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | ‘abd allah / la ilah illa / allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu / 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: “’Abd Allah, no god but God, Unique, He has no associate, 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.” The Holy Qur’an, Sura 9 (Tawba), verse 33) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | al-imam / muhammad / rasul / allah / al-mahdi billah bism allah duriba hadha’l-dinar bi’l-qayrawan sana khams wa thalathmi’a (Translation: Field: “the Imam, Muhammad is the messenger of God, al-Mahdi billah” Margin: “in the name of God, this dinar was struck in al-Qayrawan the year five and three hundred”) |
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| Mintage | ND (909-934) - al-Qayrawan – Kairouan - |
| Numisquare ID | 5157397010 |
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