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Dirham - 'Ali ibn Mahdi (Mahdid Dynasty, 554 - 558 AH) Zabid (Yemen)
| Issuer | Mahdid dynasty (Arabian Peninsula) |
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| Year | 566 (1171) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing three lines of Arabic Kufic-influenced script arranged horizontally within a plain inner circle: the Shahada declaration reading 'There is no deity except God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God,' followed by the Shi'a formula 'Ali is the chosen representative of God.' A circular marginal legend in Arabic script runs within the outer border, the whole surrounded by an irregular hammered flan edge typical of medieval Yemeni silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displaying four lines of Arabic script within a plain inner circle, reading 'Al-Imam / Shams / Shari'at / al-Islam' (The Imam, Sun of the Law of Islam), a titulature referencing the Mahdid ruler. A marginal circular legend in Arabic script occupies the outer border, separated from the central inscription by a plain raised ring. The flan is irregularly shaped, consistent with hand-hammered production at the Zabid mint. |
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| Mintage | 566 (1171) زبيد - Zebid (Zabid) |
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