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Dinar - Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad VIII
| Issuer | Zayyanid dynasty |
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| Year | 1540-1541 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold dinar struck in the name of Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad VIII. The central field is dominated by a raised square cartouche containing multiple lines of Maghribi Arabic script bearing the Shahada and the ruler's name and title. The area between the square and the coin's irregular round border features additional Arabic legend in the outer margin. The overall style is characteristic of late Zayyanid coinage from Tlemcen, with bold, densely packed calligraphy and a beaded inner border framing the square. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this hammered gold dinar features a raised square cartouche enclosing multiple lines of Maghribi Arabic script naming the four Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. The outer marginal legend records the mint city of Tlemcen (Tilimsan) and the regnal year of issue. A beaded border surrounds the square, and the coin's irregular flan is consistent with hand-struck Zayyanid production of the mid-sixteenth century. |
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