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Dirham - Ahmad Abu al-Abbas al-Mansur
| Issuer | Saadian Dynasty |
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| Year | 1578-1603 |
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| Value | Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a central Arabic religious legend in two lines within a roughly circular inner border. The inscription, executed in a bold Maghrebi script, is set against a flat, unadorned field typical of Saadian coinage. The lettering is deeply struck though somewhat irregular due to the hand-hammered production technique. No figural imagery is present, consistent with Islamic numismatic tradition. The coin's irregular flan edges are characteristic of late sixteenth-century Moroccan mint practice. |
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| Obverse lettering | المنصور بالله |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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