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Dirham - 'Abd-al-Rahman III Madinat al-Zahra
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba |
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| Year | 948-962 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver dirham with an irregularly rounded flan. The obverse bears multiple concentric registers of Kufic Arabic inscription arranged within a plain linear border and an outer circular legend. The central field contains the shahada and mint formula in angular Kufic script across four lines, reading the declaration of the unity of God and the mint attribution to Madinat al-Zahra. A second outer marginal legend encircles the entire design. The script is characteristic of the mature Andalusian Umayyad style, with well-defined angular strokes and consistent interlinear spacing. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا الـه لا الله وحــــده لا شريك له محہد بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينه الزهرا سنة خمس وأربعين وثلثمئة (Translation: There is no God God alone He Has no partner Mahdi In the name of God, this dirham was struck in Madinat al-Zahra in the year three hundred and forty five) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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