Almohads. Anonymous, in the name of the Mahdi. Ribat al-Fath. Dirhem. (V. 2104) (Hazard 1092). Ornamental Kufic script. Rare. 1,40 g. MBC+.
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Almohads. Anonymous, in the name of the Mahdi. Dirhem. Very clear but unknown mintmark, and very poor calligraphy, typical of a millares or Christian imitation of the Almohad dirhem. 1,38 g. EBC-.
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Almohads. Anonymous. 1/4 dirhem. (V. 2209) (Medina 203a) (Hohertz 636). Codera and Vives initially classified this piece as Nasrid, but later examples with mint marks from Córdoba, Seville, Fez, and Ceuta were discovered, rendering that attribution impossible. Rare in this condition. 0,37 g. EBC.
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Almohads. Anonymous, in the name of the Mahdi. Tunis. Millares. This type of Christian imitation of the Almohad dirhem in the name of the Mahdi was minted in the territories of the Catalan-Aragonese crown and southern France for use in trade with the Muslim states of North Africa. Two minor minting cracks. Large flan. Fine example. Very rare. 1,28 g. (EBC).
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Almohads. Anonymous, in the name of the Mahdi. Sabta (Ceuta). Millares. This type of Christian imitation of the Almohad dirhem in the name of the Mahdi was minted in the territories of the Catalan-Aragonese crown and southern France for use in trade with the Muslim states of North Africa. Two minor minting cracks. Large flan. Very rare. 1,25 g. MBC+.
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Almohad taifas. Banu Hud. Muhammad al-Mutawakkil. Ishbiliya (Seville). 1/2 dirhem. (V. 2137) ("Murcia musulmana" 126) Dark patina. Very rare with this mintmark. 0,55 g. MBC.
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Almohad taifas. Banu Hud. Muhammad al-Mutawakkil. 1/4 dirhem. (Similar to V. 2132, but without mint and smaller module) (NVMISMA 237 page 301, no. 27, same example). Very rare. 0,33 g. MBC-.
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Almohad taifas. Hudids from Murcia. AH 648. Muhammad Baha' al-Dawla. Mursiya (Murcia). Dinar. (Type as V. 2156 and "Murcia musulmana" 106, but unrecorded date). Slight double strike, but clearly legible. 2,23 g. MBC+.*This item cannot be exported (it has been declared BIC).
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Almohad taifas. Anonymous, attributed to the Banu Hud. Mursiya (Murcia). Dirhem. ("Murcia musulmana" 112) (Medina 225) (Hohertz 699). Medina attributes this coin to Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who revolted against the Almohads in AH 625, it seems to be an issue of this same year, because the following year he ordered the minting of a round coin with its laqab al-Mutawakil.. Very rare. 1 g. MBC-.
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Almohad taifas. Anonymous. Sabta (Ceuta). 1/16 dinar. (NVMISMA 237, page 301, no. 29). Attributed to this period based on the coin's epigraphy. Very rare. 0,23 g. MBC+.
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Almohad taifas. Ahmmad ibn Muhammad al-Badji. Ishbiliya (Seville). Dirhem. (V. 2119) (Medina 209) (Hohertz 703). In this anti-Almohad issue, the name of the Mahdi has been replaced by the formula "the descendant of his uncle", in reference to al-Abbas, Muhammad's uncle and ancestor of the Abbasids. Nice. Extremely rare. 1,51 g. EBC.
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Almohad taifas. Musa ibn Mahfuz, amir of the Algarbe. Labla (Niebla). Dirhem. (V. 2123 var) (Hohertz 657d). With "alif" over "al-Abbasi" and "djal over "al-Mustain". Rare. 1,61 g. EBC-.
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