Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Dirham - Muqatil
| Issuer | Taifa of Tortosa |
|---|---|
| Year | 1039-1054 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse field presents multiple horizontal registers of Arabic Kufic inscription within a double beaded circle, naming the local ruler Muqatil and acknowledging the Abbasid caliph as Amir al-Mu'minin. The central legend reads 'al-Amir / Muqatil / Amir al-Mu'minin', with the outer marginal band carrying the Quranic verse from Sura 9:33 affirming the supremacy of Islam. The overall layout follows the standard Taifa dirham format derived from earlier Umayyad and Abbasid coinage traditions, with irregular flan edges typical of hammered production. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (1039-1054) |
| Additional information |
Muqatil ibn Hud governed Tortosa as a dependency of the Hudid rulers of Zaragoza, never quite an independent taifa in the fullest sense — his coinage reflects that ambiguity, acknowledging Hudid overlordship while asserting enough local authority to strike in his own name. The political arrangements in the fragmented post-Caliphate Iberian northeast during this period were genuinely fluid, with loyalties and tribute relationships shifting faster than mint production cycles.
Album 380 is sparsely represented in major collections, a function of Tortosa's modest size and the short window of Muqatil's tenure.