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Fractional Dinar - Badis b. Habbus Zirid of Granada
| Issuer | Zirid Dynasty of Granada |
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| Year | 1038-1073 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a composition analogous to the obverse, with concentric circular bands enclosing a central annulet, all bearing Kufic Arabic inscriptions typical of Andalusian Islamic coinage of the Taifa period. The inner legend likely contains the Shahada or a dynastic formula referencing the Zirid ruler Badis b. Habbus, while the outer marginal band carries a complementary religious or mint legend. The flan is irregular and partially fragmentary, consistent with the hammered technique employed for Taifa-era fractional gold issues. The relief of the lettering is bold, with characteristic Kufic strokes visible despite the worn surfaces. |
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Badis b. Habbus ruled Granada through a period of near-constant military pressure, holding off rival taifa rulers while maintaining a court that included the Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela — whose assassination in 1066 triggered one of the most violent pogroms in al-Andalus before the Reconquista. The Zirid mints were small operations by Fatimid or Umayyad standards, and fractional gold from this reign is genuinely scarce in any condition.
Granada's taifa coinage followed North African Zirid weight conventions rather than the degraded standards adopted by many Iberian rivals.