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Dirham - Yahya al-Mansur
| Issuer | Taifa of Badajoz |
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| Year | 1063-1067 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a rectangular cartouche containing three lines of Kufic Arabic inscription, framed by a double circular border with decorative elements in the inner ring. The field surrounding the cartouche is filled with additional Arabic lettering arranged in the annular space between the inner and outer borders. The overall style is consistent with the hammered coinage of the Taifa period in al-Andalus, with irregular flan edges characteristic of hand-struck production. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Kufic Arabic inscription arranged within a circular border, the text distributed across three or four lines naming the ruler and religious formulae. Concentric circular borders separate the central inscription from an outer annular band containing additional Kufic legends. The flan is irregular and slightly dumpy, typical of taifa-period hammered silver dirhams from Iberian mints. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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