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1- Dinar Andalus 317H. 3.98gr 19mm.
Vives 349.
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2- Dinar Sikkat al-Andalus 317H. 3.93gr 21mm. III Jarique, pg 314.
nº 1, this coin Frochoso, pg 22.
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3-1/8 dinar
(no mint) 318H.
0.45gr 10mm. IV Jarique, pg 36, nº1, this coin.
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4- 1/3 dinar
( no mint) 319H.
1.01gr 13mm.
Vives 361
(Frochoso, pg
25,
this coin).
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5- 1/8 dinar
( no mint) 320H. 0.50gr 8.5mm.
III Jarique, pg 315, nº3, this coin.
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6- Dinar ( no mint) 321H. 4.02gr 20mm. Vives 376.
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7-Dinar Andalus 321H. 4.08 20mm. Miles 200(a)
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8- Dinar Andalus 322H. 3.75gr 19mm.
III Jarique, pg 315, nº3, this coin =
Frochoso, pg 31.
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9- 13 dinar
(no mint) 322H 1.18gr 13mm Vives 379 (
Frochoso,
pg 31, this coin)
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10- Dinar
Andalus 324H,
400gr 19mm,
III Jarique, pg 316,
nº 4, this coin.
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11- Dinar Andalus 330H. 3.88gr 20mm Miles 217 (a)
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12-1/4 dinar
Andalus 330H.
1.06gr 14mm.
IV Jarique, pg 36,
nº2, this coin.
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13- Dinar Andalus 331H. 3.90gr 19mm Vives 393
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14- Dinar Andalus 332H. 3.98gr 18mm Vives 394
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15- 1/2 dinar Andalus 332H. 0.87gr 12mm Vives 395
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16- Dinar
Andalus 332H.
(with Muhammad
in IA) 3.74gr 19mm
III Jarique, pg 316,
nº5, this coin.
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17- Dinar Andalus 333H 3.86gr 18mm. Vives 399.
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18- Dinar
Andalus 334H.
4.18gr 21mm
Vives 401
May be of the same die as the unique one in
Vives. This coin would seem to imitate the presentation dinars of other contemporary Islamic dynasties.
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19- Dinar Andalus 334 4.26gr 19mm Vives 401 variant.
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20 -Dinar
Andalus 334
4.10gr 23mm
IV Jarique, pg 37,
nº 3, this coin.
The double legend in the margin of
the IA is a unique case in the dinars
of al- Andalus.
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21- Dinar
Andalus 334H.
(with Hisham in
IA)
3.78gr 24mm
Vives 406
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22- Dinar
Andalus 335H.
3.90gr 23mm
Miles 224(a)
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23- Dinar
Madinat al-Zahra` 336H.
3.44gr 19mm.
III Jarique, pg 317,
nº7, this coin.
Of similar
distribution as Vives 414 but with " fi " before the " sanata". Could be a similar coin, but not clear in Vives´s
plates.
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24-Dinar
Madinat al-Zahra` 337H.
3.32gr 21mm. III Jarique, pg 318, nº8, this coin.
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25- Dinar Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 3.82gr 19mm.
Vives 420
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26-Dinar Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 4.40gr 20mm.
III Jarique, pg 318, nº 9, this coin.
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27-Dinar Madinat al-Zahra` 342H. 4.20gr 19mm.
Vives 423
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28-Dinar Madinat
al-Zahra` 343H.
3.96gr 21mm.
Miles 234(a) variant
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29-Dinar Madinat al-Zahra` 348H.
3.98gr 21mm.
Vives 442
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After a hiatus of nearly forty years the Cordoba mint was re-established during the reign of ´Abd
al-Rahman III on the 13th of Ramadan, 316H. The coins of the first year are extremely rare, probably no more than three such coins are known.( A coin attributed to this date by Miles, his 186a, is an obvious error - see the article in al-Sikka 2001, vol 3.1, " A century old numismatic myth").
The correct techniques of striking coins must have been partially lost during this four decade closure as can be evidenced by the many uneven strikes in the coinage of the first four years.
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1a- Dirham
Andalus 316H. 3.20gr 27mm.
Vives 347.
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2a- Dirham Andalus 317H. 2.50gr 27mm. Vives 348.
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2b- Dirham Andalus 317H. 2.30gr 26mm. Vives 348.
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2c- Dirham Andalus 317H. 2.60gr 29mm. Vives 348.
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2d- Dirham Andalus 317H. 2.22gr 28mm. Vives 348.
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2e- Dirham Andalus 317H. 2.54gr 29mm. Vives 348. |
3a- Dirham
Andalus 318H.
2.76 27mm
Vives 354. |
3b- Dirham Andalus 318H. 2.26 27mm Vives 354.
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3c- Dirham Andalus 318H. 2.16 28mm Vives 354.
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3d- Dirham Andalus 318H. 2.94 27mm Vives 354.
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3e- Dirham Andalus 318H. (?) 3.20 27mm Vives 354 (?).
Date doubtful, at two o'clock on the margin of IIA there could be the last letter of the first digit. Of note in this coin is the six point star that is at the bottom of the
IIA.
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3f- Dirham Andalus 318H. 2.52gr 27mm Vives 354
This variant seems to have a fi before the sanata.
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4- Dirham Sikkat al-Andalus 318H. 2.02 28mm Vives 356.
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5- Dirham Andalus 319H. 2.70 26mm Delgado plates, pg 100, nº8, this coin.
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6a- Dirham Andalus 319H. 2.50 26mm Vives 360.
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6b- Dirham Andalus 319H. 3.38 27mm Vives 360.
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7- Dirham Andalus 320H. 2.18gr 28mm Vives 364.
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8- Dirham Andalus 320H. 2.38gr 27mm Vives 365.
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9- Dirham
Andalus 320H. 3.06gr 30mm
Vives 366.
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10- Dirham Andalus 320H. 2.88gr 28mm Vives 371.
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11- Dirham Andalus 320H. 2.89gr 327mm Vives 372.
There is a fi before the sanata which Vives was unable to see on his coin.
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12- Dirham Andalus 320H. 3.20gr 27mm Vives 373.
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13- Dirham Andalus 320H. 3.90gr 29mm Frochoso, 320.23d, pg 28, this coin.
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14a- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.04gr 25mm.
Frochoso, 3231.30d, pg 28, this coin
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14b- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.04gr 25mm.
Die variant of previous coin.
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15a- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.24gr 25mm. Vives 321 |
15b- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.24gr 25mm. Vives 321
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15c- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.34gr 25mm. Vives 321
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15d- Dirham Andalus 321H. 2.42gr 26mm. Vives 321
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16a- Dirham Andalus 322H. 2.74gr 25mm. Vives 383
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16b- Dirham Andalus 322H. 2.54gr 25mm.
Vives 383
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17a-
Dirham Andalus 323H. 2.74gr 25mm. Vives 384
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17b- Dirham Andalus 323H. 2.96gr 26mm. Vives 384
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18a- Dirham Andalus 324H. 2.68gr 25mm. Vives 385.
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18b- Dirham Andalus 324H. 3.24gr 24mm. Vives 385.
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19a- Dirham Andalus 325H. 3.26gr 24mm. Vives 386.
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19b- Dirham Andalus 325H. 2.68gr 24mm.
Vives 386.
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19c- Dirham Andalus 325H. 3.20gr 245m. Vives 386.
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20a- Dirham Andalus 326H. 3.26gr 25mm. Vives 387.
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20b- Dirham Andalus 326H. 2.64gr 24mm. Vives 387.
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20c- Dirham Andalus 326H. 2.52gr 22mm. Vives 387.
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21a- Dirham Andalus 327H. 3.92gr 24mm. Vives 388.
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21b-Dirham Andalus 327H. 3.04gr 26mm.
Vives 388.
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22a- Dirham Andalus 328H. 3.94gr 26mm. Vives 389.
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22b- Dirham Andalus 328H. 3.62gr 25mm. Vives 389.
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23- Copper dirham ( Andalus) 32(?)H. 3.84gr 25mm
This coin was probably silver plated. It would be difficult to ascertain whether or not this coin was a product of the actual mint. Many of the coins struck for nearly a decade under the mint master Sa´id ibn al Djassas are evidently of base silver. This led to public protestation and Sa´id was duly put in jail. The leniency of the punishment and the extreme brevity of his stay in jail ( quick royal pardon) would perhaps indicate that this lengthy debasement of coinage was probably due to state policy and not just Sa´id´s greed.
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24- Dirham Andalus 329 H. 3.02gr 26mm Vives 392.
There is some debate as to if this coin is not of the date 327H. See Al-Qantara, vol IX, 1988, pg 471-74.
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25a- Dirham Andalus 330H. 2.34gr 25mm Vives 396 |
25b- Dirham Andalus 330H. 3.14gr 25mm Vives 396 |
26a- Dirham Andalus 331H. 2.92gr 24mm Vives 397 |
26b- Dirham Andalus 331H. 2.82gr 24mm Vives 397 |
27a- Dirham Andalus 332H. 3.66gr 23mm Vives 398 |
27b- Dirham Andalus 332H. 3.62gr 23mm Vives 398 |
28a- Dirham Andalus 332H. 2.84gr 25mm Vives 403 |
28b- Dirham Andalus 332H. 2.80gr 23mm Vives 403 |
29a- Dirham Andalus 333H. 2.60gr 24mm Vives 404 |
29b- Dirham Andalus 333H. 3.04gr 24mm Vives 404 |
30- Dirham Andalus 334H. 3.74gr 25mm Vives 405 |
31- Dirham Andalus 334H. 2.56gr 23mm Vives 407 |
32a- Dirham Andalus 334H. 3.44gr 29mm. Vives 408 |
32b- Dirham Andalus 334H. 3.54gr 30mm. Vives 408 |
33- Dirham Andalus 335H. 3.60gr 30mm. Vives 409 |
34- Dirham Andalus 335H. 2.06gr 25mm Vives 411 |
35- Dirham Andalus 335H. 2.06gr 25mm Numisma 237, pg 293, nº3, this coin. |
36a- Dirham Andalus 336H. 3.08gr 26mm Vives 413 |
36b- Dirham Andalus 336H. 3.42gr 24mm Vives 413 |
36c- Dirham Andalus 336H. 3.36gr 24mm Vives 413 |
36d- Dirham Andalus 336H. 2.72gr 25mm Vives 413 |
36e- Dirham Andalus 336H. 3.42gr 25mm Vives 413 |
36f- Dirham Andalus 336H. 2.58gr 25mm Vives 413 |
37- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 336H. 3.50gr 26mm. Vives 415 |
38a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.90gr 25mm. Vives 417 |
38b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.24gr 24mm. Vives 417 |
38c- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.70gr 24mm. Vives 417 |
38d- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 3.20gr 24mm. Vives 417 |
38e- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 3.72gr 26mm. Vives 417 |
38f- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.84gr 25mm. Vives 417 |
38g- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.64gr 26mm. Vives 417 |
38h- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 3.30gr 24mm. Vives 417 |
38i- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.22gr 26mm. Vives 417 |
38j- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 337H. 2.90gr 25mm. Vives 417
Variant with fi before sanata. Miles 227ii. |
39a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 3.28gr 24mm Vives 418 |
39b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 3.58gr 24mm Vives 418 |
39c- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 3.06gr 22mm Vives 418 |
39d- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 3.08gr 22mm Vives 418 |
39e- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 3.54gr 24mm Vives 418 |
39f- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 338H. 2.48gr 23mm Vives 418 |
40a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 339H. 3.04gr 24mm Vives 419 |
40b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 339H. 2.36gr 23mm Vives 419 |
41a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.92gr 24mm Vives 421 |
41b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.96gr 24mm Vives 421 |
41c- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 3.26gr 23mm Vives 421 |
41d- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.84gr 22mm Vives 421 |
41e- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.72gr 22mm Vives 421 |
41f- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.52gr 22mm Vives 421
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41g- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 340H. 2.54gr 23mm Vives 421 |
42a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 2.88gr 22mm Vives 422. |
42b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 3.28gr 24mm Vives 422. |
42c- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 2.44gr 22mm Vives 422. |
42d-Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 2.72gr 23mm Vives 422. |
43- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 341H. 2.90gr 22mm Vives 437. |
44a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 342 H. 2.80gr 22mm Vives 424. |
44b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 342 H. 1.94gr 22mm Vives 424 |
45a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 343H. 2.88gr 22mm Vives 425 variant IA,
Frochoso, pg 46. |
45b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 343H. 3.08gr 22mm Vives 425 variant IA,
Frochoso, pg 46 |
46- Dirham Andalus (?) 343H. 3.43gr 22mm Vives 423.
Vives ( pg 54) considered this coin to be North African and probably from the mint of
Fas, due to its aspect and the name al-Mu´izz.
Miles (pg 233), reasonably, adds that it could be a counterfeit. The coins of Fas with the name Mu´izz do not appear until the last decade of that 4th century. The date on this coin is not that clear and could also be read as 393H., while the reading of the ruler, though probable, has quite a few epigraphic errors. The coin seems to be of good silver.
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47- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 344H. 3.16gr 23mm Vives 427 |
48- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 345H. 2.72gr 23mm Vives 428 |
49- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 346H. 3.14gr 24mm Vives 429 |
50a- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 346H. 3.10gr 24mm Vives 440 |
50b- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 346H. 3.12gr 25mm Vives 440 |
50c- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 346H. 1.92gr 24mm Vives 440 |
51- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 347H. 1.96gr 23mm Vives 441 |
52- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 348H. 3.24gr 23mm Vives 443 |
53- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 348H. 2.568gr 25mm Vives 431 |
54- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 349H. 2.32gr 22mm Vives 444 |
55- Dirham Madinat al-Zahra` 350H. 2.08gr 22mm Vives 445 |
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Coins struck by North African rulers in the name of ´Abd al- Rahman III.
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| Al-Buri ibn Musa "al-
Wathiq.." ( According to Ibn Khaldun, al-Buri died in 345H.). |
56- Fractional
dirham, date & mint not readable) 1.26gr 16mm. Saenz-Diez, pg 72. |
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Al-Khayr ibn Muhammad al-Maghrawi |
57- Fractional dirham ( mint not readable) 330H. (?) 1.75gr 17mm
Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Numismatics ( London, 1986), pg 417-421, this coin.
First identified correctly by N. M. Lowick of the British Museum. |
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