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Dirham - 'Ali ibn Mahdi Mahdid Dynasty, 554 - 558 AH) Zabid (Yemen

Dirham - 'Ali ibn Mahdi (Mahdid Dynasty, 554 - 558 AH) Zabid (Yemen) - obverseDirham - 'Ali ibn Mahdi (Mahdid Dynasty, 554 - 558 AH) Zabid (Yemen) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Mahdid dynasty (Arabian Peninsula)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 566 (1171)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1 Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (628/632-1598)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.47 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
561028
References Album Islamic# 1081
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
لا إله إلا الله
محمد رسول الله
علي ولي الله

Translation:
There is no deity except God.
Muhammad is the Messenger of God.
Ali is the (chosen) representative of God.

Reverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الإمام
شمس
شريعة
الإسلام

Translation:
The Imam,
Sun
of the Law
of Islam

Mint

زبيد Zebid, modern-day Zabid, Yemen

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
566 (1171) زبيد Zebid (Zabid)

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