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¼ Dirham - Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad
| Issuer | Wattasid dynasty (North Africa and Sicily) |
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| Year | 1526-1545 |
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| Value | ¼ Dirham (7⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | Three-line Arabic religious legend reading 'Al-hamdu lillah / Rabb / al-'alamin' (Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds), struck in bold relief within a plain square frame, itself enclosed by a beaded border following the irregular square flan. The lettering is executed in a characteristic Maghribi script typical of Wattasid coinage, with the field showing the flat, unadorned style consistent with small hammered fractional silver issues of North Africa. |
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| Obverse lettering | الحمد لله رب العالمين |
| Reverse description | Three-line Arabic legend reading ''Abd Allah / Ahmad Amir / al-Muslimin' (Servant of God, Ahmad, Commander of the Muslims), identifying the Wattasid sultan Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad, struck in bold relief within a plain square inner frame surrounded by a beaded border. The inscription is rendered in Maghribi script consistent with North African hammered coinage of the early sixteenth century, occupying the full field of the irregular square flan. |
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