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Fatimid Caliphate, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, AR ½ Dirham - al-Mansuriya Mint

953-975 AD

Fatimid Caliphate, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, AR ½ Dirham - al-Mansuriya Mint
Fatimid Caliphate, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, AR ½ Dirham - al-Mansuriya Mint
Fatimid Caliphate, al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, AR ½ Dirham - al-Mansuriya Mint
€ 60.00 VAT margin scheme
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Coin Description
Both sides feature the characteristic Fatimid concentric "bull's-eye" layout with Kufic inscriptions surrounding a central pellet.

Obverse: Three concentric lines of Kufic script. The inner circle contains the Shahada, the middle circle holds the Shi'ite statement regarding Ali, and the outer circle displays the Quranic prophetic mission verse (Surah 9:33).
Reverse: Three concentric lines of Kufic script around a central pellet. The inner circle names Caliph al-Mu'izz, the middle circle references Imam Ma'add, and the outer circle contains the mint and date formula (mentioning al-Mansuriya).

Specifications
Diameter: ± 19,8 mm
Weight: ± 1,28 g

Condition
Fine (F).

Reference
Nicol 451, Type A.
Al-Muʿizz li-Din Allah was the fourth Fatimid Caliph and ruled from AD 953 to 975. During his reign, Fatimid power expanded dramatically: Egypt was conquered in 969 by his general Jawhar al-Siqilli, who founded the new capital of Cairo. Al-Muʿizz transferred his court there in 973, shifting the political centre of the Fatimid Empire from North Africa to Egypt.

His coinage introduced the distinctive Fatimid ‘bull’s-eye’ design, with Arabic inscriptions arranged in concentric circles around a central pellet. The legends proclaimed the authority of the Fatimid Imam-Caliph and included explicitly Shiʿi references to ʿAli. This striking arrangement was subsequently used, with variations, by later Fatimid rulers.

Silver half-dirhams formed part of the Fatimid silver currency and circulated alongside gold dinars. Their thin, irregular flans and extensive circulation mean that surviving examples are frequently worn, cracked or only partially legible.

Features and Specifications

Period Middle Ages
Category Coins
Material Silver
Country / Region Islamic world

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