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Mahallak - Ahmad II
| Issuer | Harar, Emirate of |
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| Year | 1807-1812 |
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| Diameter | 7 mm |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered field depicting what appears to be an animal figure, possibly a horse or similar quadruped, rendered in a highly schematic and primitive style characteristic of the small hammered coinage of the Harar Emirate. The design occupies the central field of the irregularly shaped flan. The surface shows significant die wear consistent with the rudimentary minting techniques employed at the Harar mint during the early nineteenth century. The Arabic legend reading 'Ahmad ibn Muhammad' (أحمد بن محمد), referencing Emir Ahmad II, accompanies the central motif. |
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| Obverse lettering | أحمد بن محمد |
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| Reverse lettering | ضراب حرر |
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