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Dinar - Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Misr mint
| Issuer | Fatimid Caliphate |
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| Year | 996-1021 |
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| Weight | 4.21 g |
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| Obverse lettering | la ilah illa allah / wahdahu la sharik lahu / muhammad rasul allah / ‘ali wali allah muhammad rasul allah arsalahu bi’l-huda wa din al-haqq li-yuzhirahu ‘ala al-din kullihi wa law kariha al-mushrikun (Translation: Field: “no god but God, unique He has no associate. Muhammad is the messenger of God, Ali is the chosen one of God” 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.” Sura 9 (al-Tawba), verse 33) |
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| Mintage | ND (996-1021) - Misr |
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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is among the most disputed rulers in Islamic history — simultaneously venerated as a divine figure by the Druze faith, which emerged during his reign, and condemned in Sunni sources as erratic and cruel. His 25-year rule included edicts banning the sale of certain foods, prohibiting women from leaving their homes, and ordering the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1009. The Fatimid gold dinar minted at Misr remained technically stable through this period, even as the political situation did not.