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Dirham - Idris II Asilah
| Issuer | Idrisid dynasty |
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| Year | 791-828 |
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| Weight | 2.70 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays three horizontal registers of Arabic Kufic script within a plain inner circle, the uppermost element featuring a prominent curved initial letter. The inscriptions, likely comprising the profession of faith and the name of the issuing authority, are arranged in the standard Abbasid-influenced epigraphic dirham format adopted by the Idrisid dynasty. A single linear border separates the inner field from a wide outer marginal band bearing a continuous circular Kufic legend, possibly including the mint name Asilah or a Quranic verse. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly weak in areas, consistent with the hammered technique and hand-cut dies of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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