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Dinar - Abu Mahally al-Mahdi Marrakesh
| Issuer | Saadi dynasty, Marrakesh Branch of |
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| Year | 1612 |
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| Value | Dinar (1) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by multiple lines of Arabic religious and dynastic inscriptions in bold raised script, characteristic of Saadian hammered gold coinage. The legends are arranged in horizontal lines filling the flan, with the Shahada and ruler's titles rendered in a dense, angular hand. A beaded inner circle separates the central inscription field from a continuous marginal legend running along the periphery. The outer margin bears further Arabic text, likely including the mint name and date formula, framed by a beaded border. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with the surfaces displaying the characteristic uneven texture of hand-struck medieval Islamic gold coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a similar layout of multi-line Arabic inscriptions occupying the entire central field, rendered in raised relief consistent with the hammered technique. The text, arranged in four to five horizontal lines, contains Quranic verses and the ruler's titulature, including references to Abu Mahally al-Mahdi. A beaded inner circle encloses the central inscription field, while the marginal legend continues around the periphery within a further beaded outer border. The date AH 1021 (1612 CE) appears within the legend, following standard Saadian dinar typology. The surface shows characteristic flow lines and die-shift typical of hand-struck Islamic gold dinars of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1021 (1612) |
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