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Dirham - Hisham II First reign, al-Andalus
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba |
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| Year | 977-1012 |
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| Weight | 3.20 g |
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| Obverse description | Aniconic design entirely composed of Arabic religious inscriptions arranged in horizontal lines within a central field, following the classical Umayyad epigraphic dirham tradition. The central field contains three lines of Kufic script bearing the Shahada and mint formula, enclosed by a single linear inner border. A circular marginal legend in Kufic script runs between two concentric linear borders, recording the mint name al-Andalus and the Hijri year of striking. The flan is irregularly shaped as characteristic of hammered Andalusian dirhams of this period, with the fields displaying good relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا الـه لا الله وحــــده لا شريك له محمد بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالاندلس سنة احدى وتسعين وثلث مئة (Translation: There is no God but God alone He Has no partner Muhammad. In the name of God, this dirham was struck in al-Andalus in the year three hundred and ninety one) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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