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Dirham - Moulay Sulayman 2nd Standard, Rabat al-Fath
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1794-1799 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the Sharifian seal (the Star of Solomon), a six-pointed interlaced geometric motif characteristic of the Alaoui dynasty, struck on an irregularly shaped hammered flan. The design is rendered in low relief with somewhat crude workmanship typical of Moroccan hammered coinage of this period. Arabic legends surround and frame the central emblem, with the field showing the characteristic uneven surface of hand-struck silver. The coin exhibits the roughly oval, uneven planchet shape standard for Moroccan hammered dirhams of the late 18th century. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing Arabic inscriptions in multiple lines, with the mint name Rabat al-Fath and the regnal year clearly indicated among the legend elements. The text is struck in bold, somewhat crude relief on an uneven hammered flan, consistent with the artisanal production methods of the Moroccan hammered coinage series. Surrounding legends invoke religious formulae and the name of the ruling sultan, Moulay Sulayman, arranged in the traditional Alaoui style. The flan is irregularly shaped and shows the characteristic rough edges and uneven surfaces of hand-struck Moroccan silver coinage of the late 18th century. |
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