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Dirham - al-Mahdi Muhammad I
| Issuer | Taifa of Málaga (Hammudid dynasty) |
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| Year | 1047-1055 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Aniconic field divided into five horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script enclosed within a single inner circular border. The central legends name the ruler with his titles and laqab. An additional marginal legend in Arabic script runs around the outer annular band, separated from the inner field by a plain raised border. The coin is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered billon dirhams of the taifa period, with slightly ragged edges and uneven surface relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | الامير الامام محمد اميرالمومنين المهدي بالله يحيى |
| Reverse description | Aniconic field bearing the Islamic shahada distributed across multiple horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script, reading the declaration of faith. The legend is disposed in three principal registers within a raised inner circular border, with a further marginal inscription occupying the outer annular band. The hammered flan exhibits characteristic irregular edges and surface porosity consistent with billon coinage of eleventh-century al-Andalus taifa mints. |
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