½ Dirham, temp. Abu'l-Hasan 'Ali
Obverse © @Adilson
Features
| Issuer |
Marinid dynasty
 |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman (أبو الحسن علي بن عثمان) (1331-1348)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1331-1351 |
| Value | ½ Dirham (7⁄20) |
| Currency | Dinar (1245-1465) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.9 g |
| Size | 14.5 × 14 mm |
| Shape | Square (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 360247 |
| References | Album Islamic# 530 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Arabic legend in three lines in double-border:
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
لا إله إلا الله
الأمر كله لله
لا قوة إلا بالله
Translation:
No God except Allah
It's all for God
No power except God
Reverse
Arabic legend in three lines in double-border
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
الله ربنا
محمد رسولنا
القرآن إمامنا
Translation:
God is our Lord
Mohammed is our messenger
the Qur’ān is our Imam
Mints
| Ceuta, Spain | |
| Fes, Morocco | |
| Sijilmasa, Morocco |
Comments
These anonymous 1/2 dirham struck under Abu al-Hasan are nearly identical to the previous Almohad silvers, except they replace the line "Al-Mahdi is our Imam" (المهدي امامنا) with "the Qur’ān is our Imam" (القرآن إمامنا) on the rev. This was likely a veiled reference to the Marinid refusal to claim the Almohad Caliphate as legitimate.
Known mints are Fès, Sabta, Sijilmasa and Tilimsan, but mintless types are much more common.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1331-1351) | |||||||||||||||
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