AR Dirham, 22 mm, 2.32g, 1h, Madinah az-Zahra (Cordoba) mint, AH 358/CE
968-969, clipped
Vives 459
Miles 251j
Album 352.4"'Amir" is cited on the obs. According to Album, "This person was Abu'l-'Amir Muhammad b. 'Abdallah, known popularly as Almanzor, the hajib ("chamberlain") of Hisham II and the effective leader of the Spanish Umayyad caliphate from the late 350's until his death in 392." (Album page 65)
الوسط
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Central Legend
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Marginal Legend حول الدائرة
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الوجه
Obv. |
لا اله الا
الله وحده لا شرك له عامر |
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone | He has no equal 'Amir |
In the name of God. This Dirham was
struck in al-Zahra in the year eight and fifty and three hundred 358AH
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة الزهرا سنة ثمان و خمسين و ثلث مئة |
الخلف
Rev. |
الامام الحكم
امير المؤمنين المتسنصر بالله |
The Imam al-Hakam
Commander of the Faithful al-Musta'sim Billah |
Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and
the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor
it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
