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Fractional Dirham - Ibn al-Mu'izzi
| Issuer | Sharifs of Mecca |
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| Year | 980 |
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| Value | Fractional Dirham (7⁄20) |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic mint and date legend arranged within a plain inner circle, reading the bismillah formula followed by the mint name Mecca and the AH date 370. The inscription is executed in angular Kufic script typical of late 4th-century AH Islamic coinage. A concentric outer marginal legend band encircles the central field, separated by a plain linear border. The flan is irregular and slightly scalloped at the edges, characteristic of hammered fractional dirhams of this period. The overall style reflects the Abbasid-derived epigraphic coinage tradition maintained by the Sharifs of Mecca. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمكة سنة سبعين وثلثمائة |
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