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Dinar - Shajar al-Durr al-Qahira mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1250 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by four lines of Arabic legend in bold naskh script, reading the Shahada and a mint-and-date formula: 'In the name of God, this dinar was struck in al-Qahira in the year six hundred and forty-eight.' The inscriptions are arranged horizontally within a double circular border of braided or rope-pattern design. The outer margin carries a continuous Quranic or honorific marginal legend in smaller naskh script. The flan is irregular, characteristic of hand-hammered medieval Islamic gold coinage, with the relief lettering sharply struck at the centre. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | الامام المستعصم بالله امير المؤمنين شجر الدر محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
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